Rent Payments in a Pandemic: Analysis of Affordable Housing in New York City| Press Release Furman Center, March 15, 2021
Using rent collection and property management data from large providers of affordable housing in New York City, this brief compares rent payments and other outcomes before and during COVID-19 at the building and unit/tenant level to shed light on landlord and tenant experiences.
Research Spotlight
Preserving Small Rental Buildings during the COVID-19 Crisis Urban Institute, March 15, 2021
In this brief, the authors explore policies and programs that could preserve small rental properties (2-49 units), which is an important source of low- to moderate-cost rental housing. The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected renters and owners of these units. State and local preservation programs, that have been successful in at least one geography, include private-public partnerships to buy unsubsidized housing and keep it affordable, forgivable or low-interest rehabilitation loans, and right of first refusal.
The Impact of COVID-19 on Small Landlords: Survey Evidence from Albany and Rochester, New York | Blog Joint Center for Housing Studies, March 11, 2021
In this paper, the authors report results from two survey waves in Albany and Rochester, New York, meant to assess the business impact of COVID-19 on individuals who own three or fewer rental properties. Relative to the prior year, small landlords’ rent collection was down in June 2020. By October, rental non-payment had intensified in low-income and minority communities but improved in more advantaged ones.
COVID-19 Resource Tracker: A Guide to State and Local Responses
Urban Institute, last updated March 10, 2021
This guide is a spreadsheet compiling more than 100 resources tracking state and local data and policy responses in health care, food, housing, and income supports.
The Unequal Financial Impacts of the Pandemic Joint Center for Housing Studies, last updated February 8, 2021 This interactive tool, which includes data from the Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey through December 2020 illustrates that households of color, especially those who rent or have lower incomes, have been particularly hard-hit, economically, by the pandemic.
