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Mortgage Journeys: Identifying New Homebuyer Challenges

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Fannie Mae had conducted extensive research with various groups of consumers (e.g., renters, young adults, delinquent borrowers, homeowners, refinancers, etc.), including several survey research projects to examine how consumers shop for mortgages. To…
Evaluation of the Department of Interior Hurricane Sandy Coastal Resiliency Program

Evaluation of the Department of Interior Hurricane Sandy Coastal Resiliency Program

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The Department of the Interior (DOI) Hurricane Sandy Coastal Resiliency Program consists of 167 restoration, mitiga­tion, and science projects to develop and implement best practices for improving coastal resilience to sea-level rise, storm surge, and…
Wyoming Turns to Abt to Create Statewide Housing Plan

Wyoming Turns to Abt to Create Statewide Housing Plan

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The State of Wyoming has turned to Abt Global to help it rapidly and effectively address its housing shortage by creating a statewide action plan. 
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Studying Outcomes of the Low-income Housing Tax Credit program

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More than 2 million units of rental housing have been developed through the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program, making it the largest housing production program in U.S. history. As thousands of properties hit the 15-year mark—ending the…
Evaluating California’s Project Roomkey

Evaluating California’s Project Roomkey

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Implemented by the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) and counties across California, the Project Roomkey (PRK) Program was a statewide effort to protect people experiencing homelessness by giving them an alternative to staying on the street…
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Evaluating a Permanent Supportive Housing Pay for Success Initiative in Austin, Texas

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Despite growing evidence of the effectiveness of permanent supportive housing, local governments often have difficulty securing the necessary investments to expand the programs. The Ending Community Homelessness Coalition (ECHO), in partnership with the…
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Examining Effects of Small Area Fair Market Rent on the Housing Choice Voucher Program

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Housing Choice Vouchers let residents choose housing units that meet rent and quality guidelines. Using a single metropolitan-wide standard to set the maximum subsidy for voucher holders can limit recipients’ access to neighborhoods with high-performing…
Assateague State Park Dune Restoration

Monitoring Ecological and Socioeconomic Effects of Coastal Restoration

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The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) wanted to understand the socioeconomic effects of 38 restoration projects funded through its Hurricane Sandy Resiliency Grant Program. The goal was to ensure accountability of Department of Interior…
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The Cost of Administering the Housing Choice Voucher Program

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The Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program is the federal government’s largest low-income housing assistance program. It gives 2.1 million households subsidies to rent units in the private market. The 2,300 public housing agencies (PHAs) that administer…
Rental Housing Results from Low-Income Housing Tax Credits

Rental Housing Results from Low-Income Housing Tax Credits

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Abt is merging databases with information on rental housing results from low-income housing tax credits to inform decision-making.