Housing Markets

Activities Projects Publications Webinars


Housing markets and their intricate relationship with neighborhood conditions and economic growth, have been of growing interest since the foreclosure crisis. NNIP partners have looked at housing market data to track and fight the spread of blight, examine the effects of foreclosures on our communities, and strategically target new areas for community investment.
Related Activities:
Central Ohio Regional Housing Strategy
January 2021
Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC)   (Columbus)


The Central Ohio Regional Housing Strategy was a collaborative effort by public and private partners across the Central Ohio Region, led by MORPC, the City... [read more]

City of Minneapolis taps CURA research team to produce study of rent stabilization
November 2020
Center for Urban and Regional Affairs   (Minneapolis-St. Paul)


A team of researchers from CURA will produce a study of the potential impacts of a rent stabilization policy for the City of Minneapolis. The study will examine market trends and... [read more]

Buffalo Turning the Corner Publications Released!
June 2019
Urban Institute   (NNIP Coordinator)


The Center for Urban Studies at the University of Buffalo led the local Turning the Corner research, collaborating with the... [read more]

Video: Policy Breakfast on Local control in land use decisions: Implications for affordable housing
March 6, 2019
Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy   (New York)


On March 6th, the NYU Furman Center hosted over 200 participants for the policy breakfast “... [read more]

VIDEO: Policy Breakfast on Reforming Rent Stabilization in New York City
December 11, 2018
Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy   (New York)


Close to 1 million apartments in New York City are subject to the state’s rent stabilization laws, which regulate how rents can rise. In June, 2019, those laws are set to expire. On November... [read more]

Cook County House Price Index - Second Quarter 2018
October 2018
Institute for Housing Studies   (Chicago)


House price trends are one of the most important indicators of a neighborhood’s economic health. In recent years, a substantial focus has been paid to the importance of house price trends as a... [read more]

VIDEO: Policy Breakfast on the State of Rent Stabilization in New York City
October 4, 2018
Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy   (New York)


Making up nearly one million units of the city’s housing stock, rent stabilization programs ensure housing affordability for a significant number of New Yorkers. On October 3rd, 2018 the NYU... [read more]

Understanding Household Income Shifts in Chicago Neighborhoods
September 2018
Institute for Housing Studies   (Chicago)


IHS analyzed which Chicago neighborhoods are adding or losing households at different income levels, broke down some of the different patterns and trends that emerge from the data, and let users... [read more]

Overview of Chicago's Housing Market
August 2018
Institute for Housing Studies   (Chicago)


The City of Chicago commissioned the Institute for Housing Studies to develop data to guide conversations around developing Chicago’s 2019-2023 Five-Year Housing Plan. These data informed a series... [read more]

SAVI Talks: Neighborhood Change 1970-2016
June 14, 2018
The Polis Center   (Indianapolis)


Across the Indianapolis region, neighborhoods have experienced rapid cultural changes and shifting housing demand. In June, The Polis Center facilitated a... [read more]

Milwaukie Housing Affordability Plan
April 2018
(Inactive) Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies   (Portland)


IMS is working with the City of Milwaukie to write a Housing Affordability Strategy. It will serve as an overarching framework, combining existing land use inventory, needs assessments, and... [read more]

Greater Portland Pulse's Housing Data Hub is now live!
October 3, 2017
(Inactive) Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies   (Portland)


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Regional Housing Solutions Guides Collaboration and Policy in the Greater Chicago Area
August 2016
Institute for Housing Studies   (Chicago)


The Institute for Housing Studies conducted a housing market segmentation analysis of the seven-county region surrounding Chicago, IL, in collaboration with the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for... [read more]

North Olmsted Foreclosures Down 45%: NEO CANDO Data
November 9, 2015
Center on Poverty and Community Development   (Cleveland)


Using data from NEO CANDO, Michael Gareau Jr., director of law of North Olmsted, reported that foreclosures in the city have declined from... [read more]

Southwestern Pennsylvania Community Profiles
June 5, 2015
University Center for Social and Urban Research   (Pittsburgh)


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New Paper on Cleveland Foreclosure Uses NEO CANDO Data
September 23, 2014
Center on Poverty and Community Development   (Cleveland)


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National Initiative on Mixed-Income Communities
November 25, 2013
Center on Poverty and Community Development   (Cleveland)


A central resource for research and information about creating and sustaining mixed-income communities has launched with resources available online at http://nimc.... [read more]

Hilltop Housing Market Analysis
January 2013 - May 2013
University Center for Social and Urban Research   (Pittsburgh)


UCSUR is currently studying the residential housing market in South Pittsburgh’s Hilltop communities. This analysis will help the Hilltop Alliance and stakeholders in member neighborhoods better... [read more]

Poverty Center Selected as Leadership in Community Innovation Award Finalist
March 6, 2012
Center on Poverty and Community Development   (Cleveland)


The Poverty Center's Neighborhood Stabilization Team Web Application (NST Web App) was selected as a... [read more]

Impact of the Pittsburgh Promise Research
March 1, 2012 to August 31, 2012
University Center for Social and Urban Research   (Pittsburgh)


The PNCIS and education researchers at the University of Pittsburgh are convening a group of interested stakeholders from education and community development fields to develop a common research... [read more]

North End Neighborhood Strategic Investment Plan
February 2012
Data Driven Detroit (D3)   (Detroit)


D3 has summarized key neighborhood indicators for Detroit’s North End Neighborhood and adjacent areas as part of the Woodward Corridor Initiative. This neighborhood snapshot includes three general... [read more]

Expanding to Additional Municipalities
February 1, 2012
University Center for Social and Urban Research   (Pittsburgh)


Working with the Congress of Neighboring Communities (CONNECT) at the University of Pittsburgh, we are seeking to expand the coverage of the PNCIS to additional municipalities in Allegheny County... [read more]

Emory University Aids DeKalb County in Targeted Neighborhood Revitalization Plans
January 2012
(Inactive) Emory University   (Atlanta)


Emory’s Office of University-Community Partnerships (OUCP) is assisting DeKalb County with the preparation of their five-year consolidated plan for HUD and as part of that effort will be helping... [read more]

NNIP Partners Featured in Federal Reserve's Conference on Strategic Use of Data to Stabilize Neighborhoods
December 6, 2011 to December 7, 2011
Urban Institute   (NNIP Coordinator)


The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond and the Federal Reserve Board are co-hosting an interactive conference in Baltimore, Maryland on creative uses of data and technology to promote public and... [read more]

NNIP Partners Featured in Federal Reserve's Conference on Strategic Use of Data to Stabilize Neighborhoods
December 2011
Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance   (Baltimore)


The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond and the Federal Reserve Board are co-hosting an interactive conference in Baltimore, Maryland on creative uses of data and technology to promote public and... [read more]

CURA and the Federal Reserve Bank Co-hosts Conference on Using Data to Manage Neighborhood Change
October 28, 2011
Center for Urban and Regional Affairs   (Minneapolis-St. Paul)


CURA and the Federal Reserve Bank Minneapolis Branch co-hosted a conference in Minneapolis on Utilizing Data to Manage Neighborhood Change.  The 100 participants included staff from nonprofits,... [read more]

CBANA Partners with the Greater Memphis Chamber of Commerce and Shelby County Department of Planning and Development on HUD Community Challenge Grant
September 1, 2011 to August 31, 2012
(Inactive) Center for Community Building and Neighborhood Action   (Memphis)


The Center for Community Building and Neighborhood Action is working with the Shelby County Department of Planning and Development and the Greater Memphis Area Chamber of Commerce to evaluate... [read more]

Convened key policy makers around the second edition of Housing in the New Orleans Metro Annual Report, “Optimizing Blight Strategies”
January 12, 2011
The Data Center   (New Orleans)


In partnership with Urban Institute, we convened a group of key policy makers around the second edition of Housing in the New Orleans Metro Annual Report, “Optimizing Blight Strategies”. Speakers... [read more]

An Examination of Students Affected by Foreclosures in Baltimore City, 2003-2008
July 1, 2008 to December 31, 2009
Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance   (Baltimore)


BNIA-JFI completed the first phase of research as part of a NNIP cross-site project examining the affects of foreclosures on children.  This project identified both the number and... [read more]

Related Cross-Site Projects:
Turning the Corner: Monitoring Neighborhood Change to Prevent Displacement
January 2016 - March 2019
Funder: The Kresge Foundation
Contact: Kathryn Pettit , [email protected]
Partners: Detroit, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Milwaukee


Turning the Corner: Monitoring Neighborhood Change to Prevent Displacement piloted a research model in five cities to monitor neighborhood change,... [read more]

Advancing Black Wealth through Local Data & Engagement
2022 - 2024
Funder: Black Wealth Data Center
Contact: Leah Hendey , [email protected]
Partners: Detroit, New Orleans


Our legacy of racism in US policies and practice – before and through emancipation, reconstruction, and Jim Crow – has sustained a distressing gap in wealth. Specific systemic actions and... [read more]

Addressing the Foreclosure Crisis
September 2008 - August 2009
Funder: Fannie Mae
Contact: Tom Kingsley , [email protected]
Partners: Atlanta, Chicago, Washington, D.C.


The cross-site project, Addressing the Foreclosure Crisis, aimed to help local stakeholders in Atlanta, Chicago, and Washington, D.C. design more effective data-driven strategies to... [read more]

Related Publications:
Urban Institute
NNIP Coordinator
Urban–Greater DC
Washington, D.C.
Housing in the Nation's Capital 2003
September 29, 2003
Report - By: Margery Austin Turner; G. Thomas Kingsley; Kathryn L.S. Pettit; Peter A. Tatian; Alisa Wilson
Link
Urban Institute
NNIP Coordinator
Urban–Greater DC
Washington, D.C.
Housing in the Nation's Capital 2002
June 19, 2002
Report - By: Margery Austin Turner; G. Thomas Kingsley; Kathryn L.S. Pettit; Christopher Snow; Peter A. Tatian
Link

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Related Webinars:
NNIP March 2024 Idea Showcase
March 6, 2024 - 2:30pm
Speaker: Jason Cheung, CTData; Jill Walsh, CTData; Joshua Akers, Mid-America Regional Council; Tommy Pearce, Neighborhood Nexus; Nikolai Elneser, Neighborhood Nexus


... [read more]



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Two- to four-unit residential buildings account for a quarter of Chicago’s housing units and compose a substantial share of unsubsidized affordable housing, particularly in Black and Latino...

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Helping Memphis and Shelby County Address Housing Instability through Data Services
May 31, 2022

Housing instability has long been a concern in Shelby County, Tennessee, with eviction...

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IHS Helps Shape Key Chicago Housing Plan
July 24, 2019

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Housing Market Data Guides Neighborhood Investment Strategies
July 6, 2011

The Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development, a research institute housed at Case Western Reserve University's Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, has been working with Cleveland’s...

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Data Used To Select New Investment Areas For Neighborhoods Initiative
July 5, 2011

The Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance (BNIA) produced a report for the Executive Director of Baltimore’s Healthy Neighborhoods Initiative, Inc. (HNI, Inc.) that was used to guide the...

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