The 2020 State of Housing in Harris County and Houston
This first State of Housing report compares how dozens of key housing indicators in Harris County and Houston have shifted between 2010 and 2018.
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TRANSPORTATION | HOUSING
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Where Affordable Housing and Transportation Meet in Houston
While local decision-makers and individuals tend to view housing and transportation separately, effectively addressing affordability for Houstonians means considering housing and transportation expenses together.
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TRANSPORTATION | HOUSING | SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DISPARITY
Community Resilience Initiatives: Building Stronger Neighborhoods in Houston
Effective efforts at the neighborhood level can be sustained and amplified by plugging into broader citywide efforts in ways that better align long-term goals and influence implementation plans at both levels.
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HOUSING
Housing Choice Voucher Mobility in Houston
This report identifies patterns in the household movements of residents who hold Housing Choice Vouchers (HCVs) in Harris County. It identifies who among the voucher holders are moving, where they are moving to and from, and whether or not these moves are related to attempts to access opportunity or to avoid pressures such as gentrification, flood risk, and high rents.
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HOUSING
Neighborhood Gentrification across Harris County: 1990 to 2016
The inventory of affordable housing has been diminishing and this report documents where in Houston it's diminishing the fastest.
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HOUSING | SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DISPARITY
Governing A Growing Region: Addressing Challenges of Service Provision and Development in Houston
This report takes a regional view to find major issues with the way our growth is governed.
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HOUSING
Building a More Resilient Housing System Event Report
This report by the Houston office of Local Initiatives Support Corporation and the Kinder Institute for Urban Research highlights key learnings and strategies from the “Building a More Resilient Housing System” event held on March 27, 2018.
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HOUSING | SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DISPARITY
Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund Needs Assessment: Phase Two
The second phase of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research’s needs assessment work on behalf of the Greater Houston Community Foundation and the Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund.
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DEMOGRAPHICS | HOUSING | DISASTER RESILIENCE AND RECOVERY
Cementing Millennials Downtown: Expressions and Impacts
This report explores how real estate developers are cementing Millennials in the downtowns of two Sun Belt cities, Phoenix and Houston, which are emerging sites of Millennial migration.
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DEMOGRAPHICS | HOUSING
Growing But Unequal: Mapping High Opportunity Areas and Implications for Affordable Housing
Analysis of the location of low-income housing tax credit developments in Houston.
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HOUSING | SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DISPARITY
Taking Stock: Housing Trends in the Houston Area
A report analyzing housing trends in the Houston metropolitan area.
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DEMOGRAPHICS | HOUSING
Houston and Harris County Housing Conversation
A summary of a stakeholder conversation on housing issues held in February, 2017.
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HOUSING | SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DISPARITY
Urban Edge
‘Just stuck out here’: Bus riders simmer under sun in Houston’s hottest neighborhoods
Harris County residents routinely wait for buses under the scorching sun with no shelter, a burden that impacts health and habits, according to Kinder Institute research.
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TRANSPORTATION | HOUSING
Federal disaster aid is coming to Houston. Why most property owners will get left out.
Help could soon arrive for Houstonians with property damaged in last year’s two major storms — though not enough to cover even half of the still-needed repairs.
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HOUSING
How much is homeowners insurance in Harris County? See average rates in your neighborhood.
Homeowners across Harris County are paying significantly more in property insurance premiums than in years past, adding to the financial strain on residents struggling with housing costs.
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HOUSING | DISASTER RESILIENCE AND RECOVERY | FAMILY AND FINANCIAL WELL-BEING
‘Vulnerable people in vulnerable places’: How costs and climate collide in Houston’s housing system
More than half a million residents in Harris County and Houston live in neighborhoods facing a triple threat of flooding, extreme heat and poor air quality, according to a new analysis by the Center for Housing and Neighborhoods at the Kinder Institute for Urban Research.
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HOUSING
Q&A: New Houston Housing Authority CEO Jamie Bryant seeking to fast-track affordability
About 1 in 6 Harris County residents believe the cost of housing is the biggest problem facing the area, according to the 2025 Kinder Houston Area Survey. Amid federal budget uncertainty, the new CEO of the Houston Housing Authority says local solutions and resources will matter even more.
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Events
Webinar: 2020 State of Housing in Houston and Harris County
The Kinder Institute for Urban Research shared findings from its inaugural State of Housing in Houston and Harris County report.
RESEARCH: June 23, 2020 HOUSING
The Urban Sun Belt: Setting The Agenda
This webinar explores findings from a report from the Kinder Institute on the urban Sun Belt – covering such topics as demographic change, the economy, housing, and sprawl. A panel discussion follows the presentation
RESEARCH: June 11, 2020 DEMOGRAPHICS | HOUSING | TRANSPORTATION
Webinar: Linking Quality Transportation and Affordable Housing
This webinar by LINK Houston and the Kinder Institute for Urban Research explores the nexus between transit and housing.
RESEARCH: May 5, 2020 HOUSING | TRANSPORTATION
Kinder Institute Forum: Henry Cisneros
Former Mayor and former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Henry Cisneros shares strategies for inclusive growth, improving urban and social infrastructure and planning for affordable housing.
KINDER INSTITUTE FORUM: October 24, 2019 HOUSING
Kinder Institute Forum: Maurice Cox
Maurice Cox, director of planning and development for the city of Detroit, Michigan, discusses creative design and community engagement as strategies for long-term equitable development.
KINDER INSTITUTE FORUM: May 23, 2019 HOUSING | PLACEMAKING
Kinder Institute Forum: Richard Rothstein
Richard Rothstein, an accomplished scholar of education and housing policy and a research associate at the Economic Policy Institute, discusses how laws and policies at the federal, state and local levels have promoted and enforced the residential racial segregation that exists today.
KINDER INSTITUTE FORUM: February 14, 2019 EDUCATION | HOUSING
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Physical Address
Rice University
Kraft Hall
6100 Main Street, Suite 305
Houston, TX 77005-1892