For folks with an intense and abiding interest in the world of housing and urban policy, this trove of working papers is quite a find. Crafted as part of the long term mission of the Berkeley Program on Housing and Urban Policy, it includes meditations from scholars from all over the world. Visitors can dive into recent offerings such as "Healthy Communities Under Fiscal Pressure: Smart Practices...

Founded in 1959, the Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS) at Harvard is a collaborative unit affiliated with the Graduate School of Design and the Kennedy School of Government. The Center's central focus is to "analyze the dynamic relationships between housing markets and economic, demographic, and social trends, providing leaders in government, business, and the non-profit sector with the...

Over the past seven years, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has invested $25 million in grants to support research into how access to quality, affordable housing affects families and communities. How Housing Matters, an online resource from the MacArthur Foundation and the Urban Land Institute, was created in 2014 to make that research available to the general public. The site...

The MacArthur Foundation works in a range of thematic policy areas, including arts and culture in Chicago, digital media, affordable housing, and human rights. On the Videos section of this site, interested policy makers and non profit specialists can learn about the foundation’s outreach efforts and its programmatic impact throughout society. There are over 400 videos here, including ones on...

Each year, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) makes all of their published research reports, case studies, and guidebooks publicly available on this website. The documents are arranged thematically, and they include everything from "Affordable Housing" to "Zoning". Given the recent interest in building "green", many visitors will want to click on over to the "Housing...