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2002 Reports

The Report of the Governor's Special Commission on Barriers to Housing Development
Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development
January 2002

Inclusionary Zoning: Lessons Learned in Massachusetts (PDF file)
MA Housing Partnership Fund and the National Housing Conference
January 2002

Home Ownership in Massachusetts: A New Assessment
MassINC and The Center for Labor Market Studies of Northeastern University
January 2002

The Link Between Growth Management and Housing Affordability:
The Academic Evidence
(PDF file)
The Brookings Institution Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy
February 2002

Recommendations of the Blue Ribbon Panel on Housing Finance of the City of Boston (PDF file)
March 2002

Increasing Access to Housing for Low-Income Families
National Governor's Association
April 2002

Housing Strategies to Strengthen Welfare Policy and Support Working Families (PDF file)
by Barbara Sard and Margy Waller
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
April 2002

The State of the American Dream in Massachusetts, 2002
Center For Labor Market Studies and MassINC
May 2002

Race, Place, and Segregation:
Redrawing the Color Line in Our Nation's Metros

Professor Gary Orfield
The Civil Rights Project, Harvard University
May 2002

Meeting Our Nation's Challenges (PDF file)
Full Report of the Millenial Housing Commission
June 12, 2002

National Seniors Commission Report
June 30, 2002

State of the Nation's Housing Report 2002 (PDF file)
Joint Center for Housing Studies, Harvard University (PDF file)
July 1, 2002

Housing and Emergency Assistance Guides for Advocates
Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless
August 20, 2002

Out of Reach Report, National Low Income Housing Coalition
September 2002

Stemming the Tide: A Handbook on Preserving Subsidized Multifamily Housing
Emily Achtenberg
September 2002

Housing: the Key to Economic Recovery (PDF file)
by The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)
Fall 2002

The NIMBY Report: Using Civil Rights Laws to Advance Affordable Housing (PDF file)
National Low Income Housing Coalition
Fall 2002

America's Working Families and the Housing Landscape 1997-2001 (PDF file)
Center for Housing Policy/National Housing Conference
November 2002

Smart Communities: Curbing Sprawl at its Core (PDF file)
by Tony Proscio
Published by LISC
November 2002

A Status Report on Hunger and Homelessness in
America's Cities 2002: A 25-City Survey
(PDF file)
The United States Conference of Mayors
December 2002

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