Research and Information

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.

Rural Reentry: Housing Options and Obstacles for Ex-Offenders

December 1, 2011

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This report serves as a probe into the burgeoning, complex topic of rural reentry, attempting to better understand the rural environment, its housing providers, and the ex-offenders who call it home.

Nonprofit Capacity in the Lower Mississippi Delta Region

December 1, 2011

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This guide provides an overview of nonprofit capacity in the Lower Mississippi Delta region with a focus on organizations that provide housing services.

Primer for Beginning Rural Housing Developers

October 1, 2011

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Provides a basic overview of the housing development process, giving the reader the understanding necessary to move on to more detailed development information.

What Are We Missing? HMDA Asset-Excluded Filers

August 1, 2011

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This research report addresses concerns and fills the knowledge gap of HMDA analysis.

Preserving Affordable Manufactured Home Communities In Rural America

March 1, 2011

Manufactured housing is an important yet often overlooked segment of our nation’s housing stock, especially in rural communities. Despite its importance to the American housing sector, there is a dearth of information on manufactured housing, particularly for homes in community or land-lease settings. This report presents a case study highlighting the process one rural manufactured home community undertook to convert from investor to cooperative resident ownership.