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Evidence Matters has a new Forum Topic. | By Kathryn McCamant | Jun 10, 2013, 5:08 pm
 Mixed Income Communities - Cohousing : I just read the Spring 2013 Evidence Matters on Mixed Income Housing Strategies. Very interesting, and clearly an area that needs more research. I have been involved in developing cohousing communities, collaborative neighborhoods that combine privat...
 
Homelessness has a new Forum Topic. | By Ed_Cabrera | Jan 28, 2013, 1:42 pm
 Point In Time Counts in CA, NV, AZ, HI : HUD-mandated homeless counts are currently the best method available for communities to quantify numbers of homeless individuals and families at a given point in time, but thankfully that hasn't stopped communities from attempting to improve upon thi...
 
A new comment was posted to Average Lifespan of Families on Section 8 Housing... | By HUD USER Helpdesk | Oct 26, 2012, 2:35 pm
 Re: Average Lifespan in Section 8 Housing : If what's meant by lifespan is the length of stay in assistance programs, PD&R cannot provide those data, as we don't know exactly when they leave ass...more
 
A new comment was posted to Physical Inspection Scores Data... | By HUD USER Helpdesk | Oct 26, 2012, 2:33 pm
 Re: Physical Inspection Scores : In all likelihood, this is because the scores and dates are of different vintages. While the differences bear further investigation on our part, we c...more
 
Housing Data has a new Forum Topic. | By smcneil | Oct 25, 2012, 7:20 pm
 Average Lifespan of Families on Section 8 Housing : I am doing some research on the average lifespan that families are on Section 8 housing. I would like to know this information based on national, state(Texas), and county levels (Dallas county). Unfortunately, I am having a difficult time ascertainin...
 
 

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