The Center for Housing Policy, NHC’s research affiliate, combines research and practical, real-world expertise to develop effective policy solutions at the national, state and local levels that increase the availability of affordable homes.

• Expands awareness of the nation’s housing needs through attractive, readable publications that provide practitioners, policymakers and advocates with the facts they need;
• Identifies proven and promising solutions to the nation’s housing challenges, which the Center presents through innovative Web resources such as HousingPolicy.org and Foreclosure-Response.org, as well as special-interest publications;
• Works to identify the important connections between stable, affordable housing and other social objectives including:
  • Improved health
  • Stronger educational outcomes
  • Economic development
  • Environmental sustainability
• Builds the foundation for the next generation of housing and related policies through forward-looking research on housing trends and the strategic analysis of policy options.

• HousingPolicy.org – This online guide provides the latest information on high-impact state and local policies that help to increase the supply of affordable homes for working families. HousingPolicy.org includes a broad range of state and local housing policy tools, as well as guidance on how to put these tools together to create a comprehensive housing strategy.
• Foreclosure-Reponse.org – Produced in partnership with KnowledgePlex, the Local Initiatives Support Corporation and the Urban Institute, this Web site includes a comprehensive policy guide on strategies for preventing and responding to foreclosures.
• HousingPolicy.org Discussion Forum – The Forum is a collaborative place for affordable housing policymakers and practitioners to pose questions, exchange ideas and find solutions on a number of timely topics, including Foreclosure Prevention and Rental Housing Preservation. The Forum regularly features new industry findings and policy innovations through its "Live at the Forum" series. These interactive events usually kick-off with a conference call or audio portion, which is then followed by an online question and answer session with the presenters on the Forum.
• Paycheck to Paycheck – This annual study is provided in an online, interactive database format and compares the wage information for more than 70 occupations with the home prices and rents for over 200 metropolitan areas. Paycheck to Paycheck uses consistent measures of wages and housing costs so you can:
  • See how workers in your metropolitan area are faring in the housing market;
  • View the big picture on housing affordability for working families in various occupations across the country; and
  • Use these analyses as a template to examine wages and housing costs in neighborhoods in your community.

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