Rent Payments in Affordable Housing During the Pandemic: The Role of Rental Subsidies and the Safety Net NYU Furman Center and the Terner Center of Housing Innovation at UC Berkeley, September 8, 2021
In this brief, researchers conduct updated and additional analysis of renters and rental payments in primarily affordable housing portfolios in New York City and California. This research elevates similarities in trends and provide a more complete picture of the challenges facing both renters and property owners as they exit the depths of the economic crisis.
What the Small-Scale Rental Property Market Tells Us About the Rollout of Emergency Rental Assistance Terner Center of Housing Innovation at UC Berkeley, September 9, 2021
From February to April of 2021, researchers surveyed the owners of small rental properties to better understand how they have been faring since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. We asked owners about the pandemic, rent losses, and whether tenants or owners had accessed rent relief funds.
Tracking Rent Payments to Mom-and-Pop Landlords Urban Institute, September 14, 2021
Using data provided by Avail, this data tool tracks monthly rent payments in units owned by independent mom-and-pop landlords since January 2020.