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The Housing Alliance's Resource Library is offered as a public service. Search or browse the library for the latest and best research, analysis, how-to manuals, slide presentations, websites and other resources dealing with affordable housing and community development. You can search by Keyword or Filter the listing by a particular issue. You can also sort the list of publications by Title, Publication Date or Author by clicking at the top of the appropriate column.

Resource Publication Date Author Issues
Commonwealth Court Rules on Germantown Conservancy's Act 135 Petition 05/04/2010 Conservatorship
Housing Policy Update - FHLB 2010 Spring Policy Forum 04/14/2010 Liz Hersh, Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania Federal Housing Budget, Policies and Programs, State Housing Budget, Policies and Programs
Affordability and Availability of Rental Housing in Pennsylvania 03/12/2010 Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Strengthening the Rental Market, Affordability, Mortgage Foreclosure
Urban Affairs Hearing on Land Banks 03/11/2010 PA General Assembly Blight/Vacant Property
Housing Alliance Testimony on HB 1201 - Amendment to Mobile Home Park Rights Act 12/02/2009 Housing Alliance of PA - Cindy Daley Providing Stability for Manufactured Housing Residents
Borough of St. Clair Succeeds with Conservatorship 10/23/2009 Conservatorship
Philadelphia Works to Combat Abandoned Property with Conservatorship 10/22/2009 Conservatorship
Conservatorship for Abandoned Properties: Training PowerPoint 10/15/2009 Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania Blight/Vacant Property, Conservatorship
Traditional Neighborhood Development Ordinance Handbook 10/06/2009 York-Adams Regional Smart Growth Coalition & Town Planning and Design Associates Community Revitalization, Zoning & Land Use
State Housing Trust Fund 2009 Talking Points 09/25/2009 Housing Alliance of PA State Housing Budget, Policies and Programs
Beyond the Foreclosure Crisis: Reconstituting the Rental Housing Market in Pennsylvania 09/24/2009 Fels Institute of Government Mortgage Foreclosure
Utility Allowance Pamphlet for Tenants 08/06/2009 National Housing Law Project Utilities/Energy
Main Street Allocations 2007-2008 06/05/2009 State Housing Budget, Policies and Programs, Community Revitalization
Weatherization Programs Resource Grid 06/03/2009 John Gerhard, Pennsylvania Utility Law Project Utilities/Energy
Road to Rescue: Philadelphia's Model Foreclosure Prevention Program 05/07/2009 ACORN Homeowners in Distress, Mortgage Foreclosure
Potential Economic and Fiscal Impacts of a Pennsylvania Housing Trust Fund 04/24/2009 Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania and Econsult Corporation State Housing Budget, Policies and Programs, Strengthening the Rental Market
Without Just Cause: A 50-State Review of the (Lack of) Rights of Tenants in Foreclosure 03/11/2009 National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty, the National Low Income Housing Coalition Strengthening the Rental Market, Mortgage Foreclosure
Effectively Preserving Philadelphia's Workforce Housing Stock 02/26/2009 Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania, Commonwealth Housing Development Corp., NeighborhoodsNow, Pennrose Service Company, Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations, Women's Community Revitalization Project Blight/Vacant Property, Community Revitalization, Workforce Housing
Effectively Preserving Philadelphia's Workforce Housing Stock 02/26/2009 Commonwealth Housing Development Corporation, Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania, NeighborhoodsNow, Pennrose Service Company, Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations, Women's Community Revitalization Project Blight/Vacant Property, Community Revitalization, Workforce Housing
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: Employment Numbers by State 02/13/2009 White House Federal Housing Budget, Policies and Programs
State of Homelessness in America 01/11/2009 National Alliance to End Homelessness Homelessness
The Blighted and Abandoned Properties Conservatorship Law: Act 2008-135 11/26/2008 PA General Assembly Conservatorship, Blight/Vacant Property
The Hidden Cost of the Housing Crisis: The Impact on Young Children's Odds of Success 09/24/2008 Joydeep Roy, Economic Policy Institute; Partnership for America’s Economic Success Strengthening the Rental Market, Mortgage Foreclosure, Poverty Non-Housing Issues
Land Bank Policy Package 09/11/2008 Smart Growth America Blight/Vacant Property
Historic Preservation Policy Package 09/11/2008 Smart Growth America State Housing Budget, Policies and Programs, Blight/Vacant Property, Community Revitalization

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