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The Housing Initiative at Penn (HIP), housed at PennPraxis, has a mission to achieve more effective and equitable housing policy at the local, state, and national levels by
- Conducting rigorous academic and empirical research that advances evidence-based policymaking
- Analyzing current conditions and future trends with the potential to affect housing
- Designing and evaluating housing policies and programs
- Facilitating honest and inclusive planning processes
- Developing networks and partnership to advance housing strategies and goals
Current and recent projects include:
- Housing for Equity: An Action Plan for Philadelphia
- The City of Philadelphia’s first citywide 10-year housing plan that was adopted in October 2018 and is currently being implemented.
- Cincinnati and Hamilton County Community-Wide Housing Strategy
- A detailed strategy that engaged local stakeholders and highlights the needs and opportunities around the production and preservation of affordable housing and protections for local residents.
- Statewide Comprehensive Housing Study for the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency
- A comprehensive analysis of the State of Pennsylvania’s housing market and of demographic changes at the state, regional, and county level that will inform the agency’s policy and program decisions.
- Study on Asian and Latino/a Philadelphians’ Access to Housing Resources
- A detailed study that involved interviews with 26 stakeholders and 4 focus groups with residents to identify the barriers that Asian and Latino/a residents of Philadelphia face when accessing housing on the private market as well as housing assistance from local government.
- Voucher lottery waitlist study
- A comprehensive study of the Los Angeles Housing Authority’s 2017 lottery for Section 8 vouchers that uses administrative data, surveys, and interviews to provide a quantitative and qualitative analysis of the outcomes of this lottery.
Visit the HIP website.