Publications / Reports

Due to the tremendous rise in mortgage foreclosures, the Hawaii State legislature has passed a new bill, SB651. The bill implements recommendations of the mortgage foreclosure task force by establishing a temporary mortgage foreclosure dispute resolution program ... See condensed summary > ... To review entire bill go to: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2011/lists/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=651 

Worst Case Housing Needs - Housing affordability is often a concern for renters with the lowest incomes... The number of renters with worst-case needs has increased by nearly 42% ... Read more >

The Hawaii Housing Finance & Development Corp has been asked to review the feasibility of Single Room Occupancy (SRO) dwellings in transient oriented development (TOD) and their impact ... See SROTOD Report >

New Resource Available on Rental Housing Affordability – A Review of Current Research: Synthesizing the findings from an array of recent reports, this brief provides the latest information on rental housing trends ... Take a look! >

Center for Housing Policy - Paycheck to Paycheck 2010 Executive Summary: Is housing affordable for American workers? Since the last release ..... mortgage interest rates have dropped and tax credits for first-time homebuyers has increased ... Read more >

Transit-Oriented Development (TOD), a community development model focused on nurturing healthy people and places while weaving together vibrant communities... Read more >

The Harvard Joint Center on Housing’s Report: The State of the Nation’s Housing 2010 http://www.jchs.harvard.edu/publications/markets/son2010/index.htm

The Final ACTION Letter on Extending the Exchange Program was submitted to Congressional leadership on July 26, 2010.  The final letter will also be posted on the advocacy toolkit webpage of the ACTION website... See attached >

State Housing Report 2005 "Requesting the Convening of an Affordable Housing Task Force" http://www.hcdch.state.hi.us/documents/scr135-final-rpt.pdf

Housing Hawaii Supports Proposed Mass Transit System for Oahu Transit Oriented Development Viewed as Affordable Housing Resource... Read more >

HUD publication on "Recent House Price Trends and Homeownership Affordability" http://www.huduser.org/publications/affhsg/recenthouseprice.html

RCAC issues top 10 list of workers who can't afford a home in Hawai'i http://www.rcac.org/news.aspx?5

National Low Income Housing Coalition publications website http://www.nlihc.org/pubs/issue.cfm