Multidisciplinary Research Team Reports
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PD&R; developed the Multidisciplinary Research Team (MDRT) vehicle to manage a team of qualified researchers. Researchers are selected for their expertise to produce an array of high quality, short-turnaround research. MDRT researchers use a variety of HUD and external data sources to answer research questions relating to HUD’s priority policies and strategic goals.
Current projects underway through MDRT include:
Accessibility of America’s Housing Stock
Analysis of accessibility of the U.S. housing stock by housing market characteristics as well as resident characteristics using core American Housing Survey (AHS) data and 2011 AHS topical module on accessibility.
Length of Stay in Assisted Housing
This study examines the length of time that households participate in assisted housing programs administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The research uses HUD administrative data from 1995 through 2015 to examine program and household variations and trends in length of stay and factors affecting length of program participation.
Multifamily Preservation Study: Opting In, Opting Out, a Decade Later
Study of multifamily housing preservation, rates of prepayment and opting out of HUD assistance contracts using administrative data.
Picture of Disability and Designated Housing
Analysis of need and availability of designated accessible housing for persons with disabilities in HUD assisted housing using HUD administrative data, American Community Survey (ACS), and Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS) data.
Quality of America’s Assisted Housing Stock: Analysis of the 2011 and 2013 AHS
Analysis of housing quality comparing both assisted housing and comparable unassisted housing stock using housing quality indices developed from 2011 and 2013 American Housing Survey data.
Rent Burden in the Housing Choice Voucher Program
This report examines trends in housing cost burden for Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) participants between the years of 2003 and 2015. Cross-sectional data in each of these years is analyzed and a cohort analysis is conducted of those participants who initially leased a unit in 2003 or 2008.
