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.
Run While You Still Can: Subprime Demand and Predatory Lending in Rural Areas
Print copy: $10.00
Examines the growth of subprime mortgage lending and predatory lending in metro and nonmetro counties through data analysis and a case study. Recommends ways to increase access to mainstream credit to protect rural communities from predatory lending.
2004, 80 pages, ISBN 1-58064-131-8
Lost in the Translation: Smart Growth, Local Planning, and Rural Affordable Housing
Print copy: $4.00
Reports on the growth management initiatives of 13 states and the findings from a roundtable of rural housing experts and smart growth activists about the effect of smart growth on rural housing affordability.
2004, 41 pages, ISBN 1-58064-129-6
Race, Place, and Housing: Housing Conditions in Rural Minority Counties (report, 2004)
Rural Seniors and Their Homes
Print copy: $10.00
Describes the demographic characteristics and housing conditions of elderly rural residents. Provides examples of successful assistance to low-income rural seniors, using both public and private funding, and examines reductions in federal funding.
2004, 40 pages, ISBN 1-58064-128-8
Best Practices in Revolving Loan Funds for Rural Affordable Housing
Print copy: $5.00
Analyzes four case studies of rural revolving loan funds, identifies similarities and differences, and provides specific advice for those seeking to establish such funds.
2003, 71 pages, ISBN 1-58064-127-X
Rural Rental Housing Preservation and Nonprofit Capacity to Purchase and Preserve Section 515 Projects
Access PDF of Appendix A maps
Print copy: $10.00
Identifies the locations of Section 515 rental developments and nonprofit housing groups. Includes two case studies of successful nonprofit buyouts of Section 515 projects, maps, and county-by-county information on projects, markets, and nonprofits.
2002, 179 pages, ISBN 1-58064-121-0
Continua of Care Best Practices: Comprehensive Homeless Planning in Rural America
Print copy: $8.00
Examines four rural jurisdictions that have successfully implemented HUD’s continuum of care model, which urges a collaborative approach to homeless assistance.
2002, 61 pages, ISBN 1-58064-122-9
Strengthening Community-Based Housing in the Mid-South Delta: A Policy Development Paper
Print copy: $7.00
Presents recommendations for increasing housing development capacity in the Mid-South Delta region.
2001, 76 pages, ISBN 1-58064-118-0
No Refuge From the Fields: Findings From a Survey of Farmworker Housing Conditions in the United States
Executive Summary
Reports on a survey of farmworker housing, which found that structural problems, broken appliances, and overcrowding were common. The survey collected information on 4,625 housing units occupied by farmworkers. There were 1,592 cases in the Eastern migrant stream, 1,367 in the Midwestern migrant stream, and 1,666 in the Western migrant stream. These units housed 24,433 people, of which 16,301 were adults and 8,132 were children. Children were present in almost 69 percent of the units examined
Innovative Designs for Nontraditional Households in Rural Areas
Print copy: $4.00
Examines case studies of innovative housing designs for nontraditional rural households.
2001, 40 pages, ISBN 1-58064-119-9