HAC’s full length research reports provide detailed information and analysis on a wide array of social, economic, and housing issues that impact affordable housing needs and provision in rural America.

Community Land Trusts and Rural Housing

Examines use of communal ownership of land for the development or preservation of housing for low- and very low-income households. Describes the conceptual, legal, and financial structures of a community land trust (CLT), explores the application of the CLT model to rural low-income housing development, and offers case studies of several developed and planned rural housing CLTs.
1993, 34 pages, ISBN 1-58064-058-3

Community Land Trusts and Rural Housing (PDF)

Improvement of Housing and Infrastructure Conditions in the Lower Mississippi Delta

Documents some successful approaches to improving housing and infrastructure in the Delta.
2000, 44 pages, ISBN 1-58064-101-6

Improvement of Housing and Infrastructure Conditions in the Lower Mississippi Delta (PDF)