Policy Tag: Racial and Economic Equity
After a Big 2021, Will California Deliver More Housing Wins in 2022? A Preview
During the first year of the current 2021-22 California legislative session, we saw the passage of several key housing bills…
Reducing Bias in Home Appraisals: The Roles for Policy and Technology
An appraisal assigns economic value to a home and is a key part of the process of selling, buying, or…
Struggling to Live in the Communities They Serve: How Housing Affordability Impacts School Employees in California
The combination of stagnant incomes and California’s continually rising housing costs weighs heavily on public school employees across the state.…
Evaluating California’s Changing Demographics in Light of New 2020 Census Data Methods
The decennial Census, the one moment every 10 years that we get an updated picture of everyone who lives in…
On the Edge of Homelessness: The Vulnerability of Extremely Low-Income Households in the Bay Area
This paper presents data on the demographic, housing, and labor market characteristics of ELI households in the 9-county Bay Area…
Paying the Rent in a Pandemic: Recent Trends in Rent Payments Among Affordable Housing Tenants in California
Read the full paper "Paying the Rent in a Pandemic" here. Authors: Elizabeth Kneebone, Research Director Quinn Underriner,…
Community Land Trusts and MH Advantage® – A New Approach to Affordable Homeownership
As part of our commitment to the education and professional development of UC Berkeley students, the Terner Center highlights exceptional…
Addressing Housing’s Critical Role as Infrastructure
Most Americans are painfully aware that the country’s physical assets—its infrastructure—are in bad shape and need new investments. The potential…
Crisis, Response, and Recovery: The Federal Government and the Black/White Homeownership Gap
Author: Carolina K. Reid, Faculty Research Advisor Read the full paper. Read a blog from the author, which offers…
Building a Better Ladder of Housing Opportunity in the United States
Read the full framework brief here. Read the executive summary here.