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New
on The
Edge
Message from
PD&R Senior Leadership:
PD&R’s
Upcoming Research on
Combating Homelessness
Part 1
What
role does research play in
shaping HUD policies and
programs? Mark Shroder,
Associate Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Research,
Evaluation, and Monitoring
discusses HUD’s work to
combat homelessness and
current research efforts
designed to inform these
efforts.
Research:
Interventions
Offer Approaches To
Tackling Homelessness
HUD’s Family Option Study is
the largest effort to date
to learn about the effects
of housing and services
interventions on homeless
families through an
experimental design. The
interim report details the
baseline characteristics of
families enrolled in the
study and the various
interventions that will be
evaluated.
In Practice:
North
Dakota Funds Affordable
Rental Housing During
the Oil Boom
With
funding support from the
state’s Housing Incentive
Fund and the Law Enforcement
Pilot Program, the Patterson
Heights apartments in
Dickinson are providing much
needed affordable housing in
one of North Dakota’s
boomtowns.
Statistical
Reports:
Housing
Scorecard: March 2013
The
March 2013 scorecard shows
continued progress for the
housing market in many key
indicators with home prices
showing strong annual gains
and new and existing home
sales continuing on their
upward trajectory. In 2012,
homeowner equity grew by
$1.64 trillion and rising
home prices lifted 1.7
million homeowners out of
negative equity positions.
The Administration’s
programs continue to
encourage improved standards
in the industry; through
December 2012, HOPE Now
lenders have offered nearly
3.5 million proprietary
mortgage modifications to
families and individuals.
Policy
Update:
Individual
Development Accounts: A
Vehicle for Low-Income
Asset Building and
Homeownership
The
ability to build wealth
remains a challenge for many
low-income families.
However, the emergence of
individual development
accounts presents a
promising tool for asset
building and social
mobility.
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