Policy Reports
The State of Bank reinvestment in New York City: 2011
This report continues the comprehensive work by ANHD to detail sharp decreases in lending by the City’s largest financial institutions.
CDCs and The Future of New York: Building for the Community and Building for a Stronger City
This brochure highlights the many contributions CDCs (Community Development Corporations) have made throughout New York City.
Leveraging Tax Abatements
This report details how New York City can achieve permanent affordability by using tax incentives to maximize the return on investment in both new construction and substantial rehabilitation projects.
State of Bank Reinvestment in NYC 2009
A comprehensive report by ANHD that details the sharp decrease in the amount of lending and services in working class neighborhoods provided by the City’s largest financial institutions, ranks the banks, and highlights several institutions that have engaged in destructive lending practices.
A Permanent Problem Requires A Permanent Solution
A comprehensive report by ANHD that presents data on the number of at-risk, city-subsidized units.
Permanent Affordability: A National Conversation
A report that records the convening of key stakeholders from the affordable housing community, including local and national housing agencies, policy experts, not-for-profit developers, and advocates. The purpose of this forum was to engage in a discussion of challenges and opportunities related to ensuring permanent affordability in subsidized housing.
Predatory Equity: Evolution of a Crisis
ANHD report that reveals impending default crisis for 100,000 New York City affordable apartments.
The $20,000 Stove Report on 1/40th Rent Increase Fraud
A Whitepaper analysis of fraud in the 1/40th rent increase program and how lax oversight is undermining affordable housing.
Roadmap to Permanent Affordability
Analysis, observations and the future of subsidized housing in New York City.
The Sub-Prime Loan Crisis in NY Apartment Housing – October 2008
Predatory Equity, The Next Sub-Prime Loan Crisis
The Making of a Movement: How Organizing is Transforming Housing in New York City
Analyzes recent important housing policy changes, and the strategies that neighborhood-based housing groups used to achieve these victories. The report highlights the role of community organizing and ANHD member groups through the Initiative for Neighborhood and City-Wide Organizing.
Save Our Homes: A Call To Action
This comprehensive report lays out ways that the Mayor can preserve 77,000 affordable apartments that are at risk of losing their HUD subsidies.
Homeownership Stabilization Initiative Final Evaluation
Affordable Housing At A Crossroads
A comprehensive assessment of the landscape for affordable housing production.
Inequitable Enforcement
A report co-authored with the NYC Comptroller assessing code enforcement policy and laying out recommendations for change.
