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Housing in Connecticut
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Data and Indicators
Please see our page on housing indicators for access to data on housing, foreclosures, homelessness and other resources.
Resources
Topic Pages
Our Knowledge Center topic page about homelessness may be found here.
Housing: Table of Documents in Knowledge Center
Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice in New Haven
, 2010 
Assessment of Connecticut’s Correction, Parole and Probation Systems
, 2010
Connecticut Policy Brief - Housing and Planning for a Healthy Public
, 2012
Ex-offenders and the Labor Market
, 2010
New Haven Reentry Resource Guide, Updated September 2010
, 2010
New Haven Ten Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness
, 2007
Portraits of Homelessness in Connecticut
, 2011
News Articles and Links
1. Bucking a Trend in New Haven, NY Times, 6/25/2010: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/27/realestate/27wczo.html "Last year was one of the worst of the decade for high-end home sales in surrounding communities. Nevertheless, the market in New Haven’s most expensive neighborhoods — the East Rock/St. Ronan sections north of downtown — has remained remarkably stable."
2. Gentrification and Urban Children’s Well-Being: Tipping the Scales from Problems to Promise (American Journal of Community Psychology, October 2010) http://www.springerlink.com/content/t786404846v6764v/fulltext.html
3. HUD Housing Scorecard: Each month, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury produce a monthly scorecard on the health of the nation’s housing market. The scorecard incorporates key housing market indicators and highlights the impact of the Administration’s unprecedented housing recovery efforts, including assistance to homeowners through the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) and the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP). http://portal.hud.gov/portal/page/portal/HUD/initiatives/Housing%20Scorecard
4. Growing Number of Vacant Properties Increases Communities' Costs and Challenges (USGAO Report, November 2011) http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-12-34 GAO was asked to examine (1) trends in the number of vacant properties and how they relate to the recent increase in foreclosures, (2) the types of costs that vacant properties create and who bears the responsibility for these properties and their costs, and (3) state and local government strategies to address vacant properties and the federal role in assisting these efforts. GAO analyzed Census Bureau vacancy data and data on property maintenance costs from the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) and two housing-related government-sponsored enterprises (GSE). GAO conducted case studies in nine cities selected to provide a range of local economic and housing conditions, rates of foreclosure, and geographic locations.
Organizations
Housing: Table of Organizations Loaded to Knowledge Center
| Title | |
|---|---|
| CHFA | Connecticut Housing Finance Authority |
| Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness | Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness |
| New Haven ROOF Project | New Haven ROOF Project |
Other Organizations
1. HOMEConnecticut is a statewide campaign aimed at increasing the stock of affordable housing in Connecticut: http://www.homeconnecticut.org/
2. The ROOF project is a source of information related to the issue of foreclosure in New Haven.
