Research
Reports Commissioned by MAHC:
- March 2009:
An Analysis of the Economic Impacts of a Proposed Affordable Housing Program for Maine, by Charles S. Colgan,Ph.D., Maine Center for Business and Economic Research, University of Southern Maine. To view click here.
- March 2009:Housing Affordability in Maine - Taking Stock, by the Housing Affordability Initiative at the MIT Center for Real Estate.
Executive Summary
Full Report - May 2008:The Housing Voucher Program: Providing Local Relief to Maine with Federal Low-Income Housing Reform, by the Maine Center for Economic Policy.
Executive Summary
Full Report - 2004/Updated December 2005:The Economic Impact of Affordable Rental Housing in Four Maine Communities, by Planning Decisions, Inc. This report was updated in December 2005 to reflect changes in Maine's school funding formula.
- 2004:Bringing Housing Front and Center: A Review of the Maine State Housing Authority, by EBW Associates.
- 2004:Position Paper, Recommendations for Reform in MSHA Governance, by the MAHC.
Other Recent Research on Affordable Housing:
- December 2009:The Disruption of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program: Causes, Consequences, Responses, and Proposed Correctives, by the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University. To view, click here.
- December 15, 2009:Options For Jobs Legislation: Providing $1 Billion To Prevent Homelessness, by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. To view, click here.
- November 30, 2009:Research Note #09-01: Preliminary Assessment of American Community Survey Data Shows Housing Affordability Gap Worsened for Lowest Income Households from 2007 to 2008, by the National Low Income Housing Coalition. To view, click here.
- November 3, 2009:An Overview of Federal Support for Housing, by the Congressional Budget Office. To view, click here.
- October 2009:
The Effectiveness of Permanent Supportive Housing in Maine, by Mondello, McLaughlin and Bradley. To view, click here.- June 2009:
The State of the Nation’s Housing 2009, by the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University. To view click here. This examines national trends related to both homeownership and rental housing. This year's report is set against the backdrop of the falling home prices, rising foreclosures, and deepening recession that are gripping the country.- April 2009:
Out of Reach 2009, by the National Low Income Housing Coalition. Out of Reach provides data for every state, metropolitan area and county in the country on how much a household must earn to afford a modest market-rate rental home. To view, click here.- February 2009:
Decade of Neglect Has Weakened Federal Low-Income Housing Programs, by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. To view, click here. - October 2009: