Complete Listing of Publications & Reports

The following is a simple listing of Center reports. Some of the reports may be viewed or downloaded. Please contact us (call (540) 231-3993 or email dawkins@vt.edu) if you are unable to view and/or download the desired report. If you need a report mailed to you, we may require a charge for shipping and handling.

Virginia Beach Housing Needs Assessment and Market Analysis 2000-2020 provides a comprehensive assessment of affordable housing including a review of available demographic and housing data, an evaluation of past trends, and projections of housing demand through 2020. (05-4; 85 pages)

Augusta County, Virginia Housing Assessment describes 1990-2000 demographic and housing trends, projects growth from 2000-2020, and identifies important characteristics of the housing market in Augusta County. (05-3; 50 pages)

Homebuyer Market Analysis for the Virginia Beach Metropolitan Area projects first-time owner demand from 2000-2010 in targeted income ranges and analyzes the supply of affordable housing for first-time buyers in the Virginia Beach metropolitan area. (05-2; 28 pages)

Housing Market Conditions and Housing Needs in the City of Chesapeake, Virginia 2000 and 2010. This 2005 report is a comprehensive assessment of housing conditions and trends focusing on affordable housing. (05-1; 68 pages)

Evaluation of the HUD Elder Cottage Housing Opportunity (ECHO) Program reports on the HUD demonstration program that provides a housing option for keeping elderly close to family or friends. The evaluation included a review of background including zoning and land-use issues, interviews with key groups, physical inspections of the ECHO units, a financial viability assessment, and findings and recommendations. (04-5; 107 pages)

Homeownership Affordability in Virginia. This 2004 report estimates the affordability of homeownership across Virginia based on the average sales price of homes sold through the local Boards of Realtors and the median family income estimated by the Virginia Center for Housing Research. (04-4; 12 pages)

Is a roof the only difference between the homeless and me? is an article written by Dr. C. Theodore Koebel and Ragaei Abdelfattah for Virginia Issues and Answers (a Virginia Tech publication) that discusses the changing paths and faces of homelessness. (04-3; 4 pages)

The wheel of fortune: How to play the housing affordability game is an article written by Dr. C. Theodore Koebel for Virginia Issues and Answers (a Virginia Tech publication) that analyzes housing affordability from two perspectives or camps ("crisis" versus "best housed"). (04-2; 4 pages)

Affordable Housing Demand in Henrico County, Chesterfield County and City of Richmond looks at housing trends and projects demand for affordable housing in and surrounding Richmond, Virginia. (04-1; 13 pages)

The Diffusion of Innovation in the Residential Building Industry reports on a survey mailed to a national sample of residential homebuilders to assess how they receive and process housing technology information. (03-5; 93 pages)

Housing Market Conditions and Housing Needs in Chesterfield County, VA 2000 and 2010 is the final report provided to Chesterfield County, Virginia following a housing market and needs analysis performed by the Center for Housing Research. This report describes trends from 1990-2000, projects growth from 2000-2010, and identifies important characteristics of housing in Chesterfield. (03-4; 59 pages)

A Review of the Worst Case Housing Measure, commissioned by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, examines the concept of "housing need" and the worst-case housing needs measure and makes recommendations for improving the measure and possibly expanding its coverage. (03-3; 51 pages)

Virginia Housing Atlas Profile Pages for the State, Counties and Independent cities, and Planning District Commissions provide key housing statistics for the state, each county, independent city, and Planning District Commission. The complete 2000 Housing Atlas, which discusses housing trends from 1940 to 2000, will be available in the near future. (03-2; 135 pages)

Socioeconomic and Housing Trends in Central Appalachia: Recent Changes in the Applachian Counties of Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia examines the socioeconomic changes in the Central Applachian region (Appalachian counties in Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia) over the last ten years and the impact of these changes on housing markets.(02-2; 58 pages)

Analyzing Neighborhood Retail and Service Change in Six Cities. Based on data from six U.S. cities, this report examines the relationships between changes in neighborhood retail and service establishments and independent variables measuring: demand from within the neighborhood; presence of negative externalities (e.g. public and other assisted housing, poverty, high school drop-outs, and population loss); and, discrimination due to race, household composition, or age of housing.(02-1; 28 pages)

The 2001 Virginia Rural Homeless Survey -- The Virginia Center for Housing Research was commissioned by the Virginia Housing Study Commission, the Virginia Interagency Action Council for the Homeless, and the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development to conduct this research in response to House Joint Resolution 257 requesting a study of the number and needs of homeless people living in rural areas of the Commonwealth. (01-2; 15 pages)

Homeownership Affordable in Virginia -- This report estimates the affordability of homeownership across Virginia in 2000 based on the average sales price of homes sold through the local Boards of Realtors and the median family income estimated by the Virginia Center for Housing Research. (01-1; 6 pages)

Virginia Housing Facts - Units Lacking Indoor Plumbing gives Virginia 1998 estimates for the number of occupied units that lack indoor plumbing and shows trends over time. (99-5; 4 pages)

Partners in Housing: Virginia's Nonprofit Housing Sector. Nonprofit housing organizations primarily exist to address the housing needs of low-income Virginians. This survey, conducted in 1998 through the leadership of VHDA, revealed a nonprofit housing sector that is maturing into an important component of housing markets throughout the state. (99-4; 29 pages)

Losing Ground in Virginia: The Unaffordability of Rental Housing for Low-Income Families in the 1990's. Across Virginia, low-income families face rents for decent quality apartments they cannot afford. This report provides a rent burden index based on housing costs relative to income for Virginia cities and counties. (99-3; 12 pages)

Public Housing Resident Satisfaction Survey - Roanoke, 1998 -- This report demonstrated the feasibility of a mailed survey of public housing tenants, with techniques that generated nearly a 40% response rate. This highly efficient and affordable procedure provides performance improving tenant feedback to property managers. (99-2; 17 pages)

Defining, Measuring, and Analyzing Community Reinvestment report prepared for the National Center for the Revitalization of Central Cities. The report is based on a statistical study of changes in residential investment in six cities between 1982 and 1992. (99-1; 45 pages)

Improving Mangagement of Assisted Housing Through Tenant Feedback was prepared for the 1998 Meeting of the International Sociological Association Research Committee 43, Housing and the Built Environment which focuses on the development of tenant satisfaction feedback measures. (98-1; 19 pages)

Conference Abstracts, Housing in the 21st Century: Looking Forward, June 11 - 14, 1997. Edited by C. Theodore Koebel and Patricia K. Edwards, this publication contains abstracts of 152 papers presented at an international conference sponsored by the International Sociological Association RC43: Housing and the Built Environment. (97-2; 124 pages)

Housing Conditions of Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers determines the level of need for and interest in a housing loan program for migrant farmworker housing in Virginia and documents the housing conditions of migrant farmworkers in Virginia. (97-1; 22 pages)

Urban Redevelopment, Displacement, and the Future of the American City. Prepared for the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond; examines the record of urban development during the last half of the 20th century and identifies community development corporations and public-private partnerships as the potential solution to problems associated with redevelopment and displacement. (96-1; 35 pages)

Understanding Homeownership: A Virginia Analysis analyzes the individual and collective effects of demographic variables on homeownership in Virginia and identifies the key factors that contribute to increased homeownership. (95-8; 34 pages)

Tenant Organizations in Public Housing Project summarizes the history of tenant management in public housing, identifies benefits and weaknesses of tenant organizations and the regulations governing such organizations, describes activities of tenant organizations in Virginia, and discusses homeownership opportunities for public housing residents. (95-7; 26 pages)

The Tortuous Path to Nonprofit Development presents a detailed case study of the conversion of a vacant hotel to a SRO hotel for the formerly homeless. (95-6; 22 pages)

Virginia's Seed Money Program: An Analysis of Policy Options Designed to Address Nonprofit Self-Sufficiency Concerns -- Examines various models, including consortia and franchise models, for maximizing the benefits of nonprofit housing production. (Student practicuum, Department of Urban Affairs and Planning; 95-5; 33 pages)

Housing Conditions of Low-Income Families in the Private, Unassisted Housing Market: The National Evidence from the American Housing Survey explores the differences in housing conditions between those U.S. families who receive various forms of public assistance and those who do not. (95-4; 14 pages)

Housing Needs Data for Virginia: A Guide to CHAS Data reports the incidence and number of households with housing problems within Virginia and its 21 Planning District Commissions. (95-3; 47 pages)

A Profile of Virginia's Nonprofit Housing Organizations, 1994 details the operation and services of a sample of Nonprofit Housing Organizations in Virginia and their role in providing low-cost housing. (95-2; 29 pages)

Retirement Relocation Among College Graduates: A Survey of Virginia Tech Alumni explores the post-retirement residential preferences of Virginia Tech graduates from years 1946 - 1961 (55 to 70 year olds). (95-1; 29 pages)

Families in a Changing World: A Research Compendium -- Provides abstracts of research on the family conducted by the faculty at the College of Human Resources at Virginia Tech. (94-3; 36 pages; no charge)

Virginia's Families and the College of Human Resources -- Supplies household, population, social, and economic statistics for Virginia families and is the lead article in Virginia's Families in a Changing World, a companion publication to the Research Compendium, (94-2; 2 pages; no charge).

Affordable Housing: Unseen Reality or Fading Dream? -- Discusses affordability problems of low-income Virginians and what can be done to address these problems. (94-1; 6 pages)

HOUSES: Everyone Gets One Before Anybody Gets Two -- Examines the social equity issues involved in access to housing markets and the distribution of housing subsidies. (93-5; 3 pages; no charge)

Housing Tenure and Affordability from 1970 to 1990: Progress, Stasis, or Retreat? -- Looks at the waves of growth and decline in housing over the last 20 years and the demographic and economic factors involved. (93-4; 24 pages)

Poor Families and Poor Housing: The Search for Decent Housing in Virginia's Private, Unassisted Market -- This report examines the housing conditions of poor Virginia families. Although receiving welfare payments, many families' housing conditions are inadequate if they do not live in federally-assisted housing or receive any emergency housing assistance from the government. (93-3; 25 pages; no charge)

The Virginia Housing Atlas: Housing Trends and Patterns to 1990 -- Discusses housing trends across Virginia from 1940 to 1990 and includes 31 color maps. The Atlas provides key housing statistics for Virginia; each of the 21 Planning District Commissions; and all counties and independent cities. (93-2; 254 pages; $15.00)

Public-Private Partnerships and the Role of the Nonprofit Sector in Housing: Summary of Lectures -- Ten lectures and a review, conclusion session from a Fannie Mae sponsored Colloquium on public-private partnerships are summarized. (93-1; 18 pages)

The Impact of Non-Cash Transfers on Rental Affordability -- Examines how housing affordability is impacted by existing non-cash transfer programs for food, housing, and health-care assistance. (92-8; 23 pages)

Rural Rental Housing: A Profile -- Statistical profile and discussion of the provision of rental housing in rural Virginia. (92-7; 15 pages)

Zoning and Subdivision Controls Promoting Affordable Housing: A Review of Planning and Zoning Ordinances -- Important innovations in land use regulations that promote affordable housing have been made throughout the United States. This report presents summaries of affordable housing ordinances identified in a national survey. (92-6; 29 pages)

International Comparisons of Nonprofit Housing in the Post Welfare State -- Addresses the potential public policy role that nonprofit housing corporations and public-private housing partnerships can make in meeting critical housing needs, particularly in light of current theories of the nonprofit sector and experiences with nonprofit housing in other countries. (92-5; 31 pages)

Public-Private Partnerships and the Nonprofit Housing Sector: Theory and International Experience -- Presents a theoretical justification for public-private partnerships and reviews housing partnerships in the US, England, Canada, and some selected European countries. (92-4; 27 pages)

Addressing Housing Affordability Problems Through Property Tax Relief in Virginia -- Implications of implementing a circuit-breaker or tax relief program in Virginia are examined as a housing affordability measure. (92-3; 18 pages)

State Policies and Programs to Preserve Federally-Assisted Low-Income Housing -- The ability of the 1987 Emergency Low-Income Housing Preservation Act to preserve the assisted housing stock, empower tenants, and shift ownership and management to nonprofits is analyzed. State preservation programs are summarized. (92-2; 17 pages)

Rural Housing Trends in Virginia: A Profile of the Eighties -- Current trends in the distribution of rural and urban populations and housing patterns in Virginia are examined. Maps and charts detail housing supply and demand including the role of mobile homes in rural and urban Virginia. Case study findings are presented for four rural communities on the barriers and incentives to housing. (92-1; 71 pages)

State Housing Policies for the 1990s -- Provides an overview of housing issues and priorities for state housing policies in the 1990s. (91-3; 8 pages)

Fair Housing...It's the Law -- Community awareness about fair housing requirements for owners, property managers, builders, real estate professionals, and consumers is encouraged in this practical guide. (91-2; 40 pages)

Homeownership Trends in the United States and Virginia: 1980-1990 -- Virginia homeownership rates are tracked for the 1980s and compared to national data. Changes in homeownership patterns are analyzed by age, race, income, and type of household. (91-1; 23 pages)

Assessing the Potential for Employer-Assisted Housing -- Interest in housing as an employee benefit is measured using data collected from employers in Northern Virginia. National trends in the development of employer-assisted housing are identified. (90-2; 40 pages)

Income and Household Dynamics Among Homebuyers Assisted by a State Housing Finance Agency -- Income and household dynamics of mortgage revenue bond (MRB) supported mortgagors in Virginia are documented. (90-1; 34 pages)

Virginia's Housing Research Needs: An Agenda for Action -- Results of a 1989 conference on housing research needs are summarized. (89-1; 50 pages; no charge)