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  Building Technology
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A Builder's Guide to Marketable, Affordable, and Durable Entry-level Homes (MADE) to Last A manual that illustrates how developers can construct housing that is high in quality, energy- efficient, durable, and affordable. May (ACCN-HUD8684) $5.00 ______ ______
Building Concrete Masonry Homes: Design and Construction Documents the construction of two concrete masonry unit (CMU) homes in nontraditional CMU markets (i.e., northern climates) in order to address questions about the feasibility and appropriate use of concrete masonry construction. April (ACCN-HUD8663) $5.00 ______ ______
Factory and Site-Built Housing: A Comparative Analysis A comparative study of the three main housing sectors: conventional site-built housing, HUD-code manufactured housing, and factory-built modular housing. Describes the recent growth in the manufactured home market and highlights efficiencies in the manufactured housing sector that can be applied to the construction of site-built and modular homes. May (ACCN-HUD8679) $5.00 ______ ______
Innovations at the Cutting Edge—New Ideas in Manufactured Housing Provides an account of recent innovations and technological developments in manufactured housing. November (ACCN-HUD8748) $5.00 ______ ______
Innovative Rehabilitation Provisions: A Demonstration of the Nationally Applicable Recommended Rehabilitation Provisions Offers a case study of the rehabilitation of a 200-year-old single-family home in rural New Jersey to provide a side-by-side comparison of traditional rehabilitation provisions with the National Applicable Recommended Rehabilitation Provisions (NARRP) and the code (the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code—Rehabilitation Subcode) from which the provisions were developed. September (ACCN-HUD8746) $5.00 ______ ______
Insulating Concrete Forms: Installed Cost and Acoustic Performance Contains the results of a cost study and sound transmission tests that compare the cost and performance of Insulating Concrete Form (ICF) walls to conventional wood-frame exterior walls. June (ACCN-HUD8695) $5.00 ______ ______
Manufactured Home Installation Training Manual Helps installers of HUD-code homes deal with issues including controlling water, resisting wind and earthquakes, providing adequate bearing, connecting utilities, and performing a wide variety of construction tasks. June (ACCN-HUD8706) $5.00 ______ ______
The Rehab Guide: Roofs The third volume of a series focuses on housing rehabilitation, including building technology, materials, components, and techniques. June (ACCN-HUD8702) $5.00 ______ ______
The Rehab Guide: Windows & Doors The fourth volume of nine, this volume looks at restoration of windows and doors and the use of new and innovative products to improve performance. September (ACCN-HUD8724) $5.00 ______ ______
  Community and Economic Development
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Building Higher Education-Community Development Corporation Partnerships Discusses initiatives conducted by HUD's Community Outreach Partnership Centers (COPCs) and the Joint Community Development (JCD) programs aimed at building partnerships with community development corporations (CDCs) to more effectively plan and carry out projects to improve the neighborhoods they share. September (ACCN-HUD8738) Free ______ ______
Environmental Insurance for Brownfields Redevelopment: A Feasibility Study Explores whether a new tool, known as environmental insurance, can be used to help promote the redevelopment of at-risk urban sites as part of community economic development initiatives. April (ACCN-HUD8664) $5.00 ______ ______
From Welfare to Work: Using HUD's Programs to Help Families in Transition Profiles 25 initiatives in which innovative providers have adapted existing HUD programs to help families transition from welfare to work. November (ACCN-HUD8712) $5.00 ______ ______
Making Connections: A Study of Employment Linkage Programs Focuses on employment linkage programs sponsored by local governments. Three programs—JobNet in Portland, First Source in Berkeley, and Neighborhood Employment Network in Minneapolis— are reviewed in order to gauge how well they link residents of economically isolated areas to jobs. September (ACCN-HUD8728) $5.00 ______ ______
New Avenues Into Jobs: Early Lessons from Nonprofit Temp Agencies and Employment Brokers Documents six nonprofit organizations helping disadvantaged workers find employment through temporary work and examines the lessons learned by these local initiatives. September (ACCN-HUD8730) $5.00 ______ ______
New Markets: The Untapped Retail Buying Power in America's Inner Cities Focuses on the strong growth potential in 539 inner-city neighborhoods that are underserved by retail stores and highlights the enormous potential waiting to be tapped in economically distressed communities. August (ACCN-HUD8736) Free ______ ______
Now Is the Time: Places Left Behind in the New Economy Focuses on America's triple threat: new urban challenges affecting many of our Nation's cities; the spread of problems traditionally perceived to be urban—crime, poverty, homelessness and more— to many "graying" suburbs; and islands of poverty that persist in rural America, virtually untouched by cycles of boom or bust. June (ACCN-HUD8715) Free ______ ______
Saving and Creating Good Jobs: A Study of Industrial Retention and Expansion Programs This report focuses on industrial retention and expansion (IRE) efforts around the country. September (ACCN-HUD8729) $5.00 ______ ______
The State of the Cities 1999 Highlights the major challenges facing our Nation's cities and metropolitan regions as we approach the new century and suggests ways to overcome these problems. August (ACCN-HUD8741) Free ______ ______
Strengthening Rural Economies: Programs that Target Promising Sectors of a Local Economy Examines how a strategy of concentrating economic development efforts on businesses that are located near each other and share other common features can expand economic opportunities and produce jobs in rural areas. September (ACCN-HUD8731) $5.00 ______ ______
  Data
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Estimated Median Family Incomes for Fiscal Year 1999 by Decile Distribution April
National Hard Copy (ACCN-DOC3000)
State Hard Copy (ACCN-DOC3001)
(Please note that the above publications are for FY 1999. FY 2000 will be released later in 2000.)


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A Picture of Subsidized Households in 1998: Supplement on Incomes & Household Members Provides updated data on the characteristics of federally assisted housing programs and their residents including data on residents' sources of income as well as details about household composition. January (ACCN-HUD8633)
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A Picture of Subsidized Households in 1998: United States Summaries Provides an update and expanded summary of the most current data available on the characteristics of federally assisted housing programs and presents data for program activities nationwide and in each State. January (ACCN-HUD8626)
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1999 Estimated Income Limits for "Low-Income" and "Very Low-Income" Families April
National Hard Copy (ACCN-DOC2500)
National Diskette (ACCN-AVI0090)
State Hard Copy (ACCN-DOC2901)
(Please note that the above publications are for FY 1999. FY 2000 will be released later in 2000.)


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 Fair Housing and Fair Lending
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Cityscape: A Journal of Policy Development and Research, Volume 4, Issue 3: Commemorating the 30th Anniversary of the Fair Housing Act Discusses the successes and failures of the Fair Housing Act. June (ACCN-HUD8701)
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Moving to Opportunity for Fair Housing: Current Status and Initial Findings Presents initial research results of the MTO program which provides public housing residents with the opportunity to move from troubled low-income neighborhoods and measures the impact of neighborhood and location on residents. September (ACCN-HUD8771)
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 Housing Affordability
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Expanding the Nation's Supply of Affordable Housing: An Evaluation of the HOME Investment Partnership Program Analyzes numerous trends and characteristics of the Nation's first block grant for housing and concludes that HOME has made a substantial contribution to State and local housing efforts. May (ACCN-HUD8622)
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Opting In: Renewing America's Commitment to Affordable Housing Documents the challenge that lies ahead for HUD, in addition to outlining the principles that the Administration and Congress can use to respond to the coming challenge. June (ACCN-HUD8719) Free    
Waiting In Vain: An Update on America's Rental Housing Crisis Updates the 1998 Report to Congress on Worst Case Housing Needs by reviewing new rental housing data from 1996 through 1998. The report finds that despite the strength of the economy, the poorest renters are still struggling to secure affordable housing and waiting in vain on lists for HUD-assisted housing. May (ACCN-HUD8703)
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 Public and Assisted Housing
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Assessing Property Value Impacts of Dispersed Housing Subsidy Programs—Final Report Examines dispersed housing subsidy programs in Denver, Colorado, and $5.00 $ Baltimore, Maryland. May (ACCN-HUD8754)
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Guidebook for Measuring Crime in Public Housing with Geographic Information Systems Discusses the application of computerized mapping of crime locations by public housing authorities, local police departments, and criminal justice researchers in measuring crime in public housing developments and other multifamily housing complexes. November (ACCN-HUD8756)
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A House in Order: Results from the First National Assessment of HUD Housing Details the results of HUD's first complete inspection and assessment of federally subsidized housing. August (ACCN-HUD8704)
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Status of HUD-Insured (or Held) Multifamily Rental Housing in 1995—Final Report Describes the physical, financial, and market conditions of the stock of multifamily properties with mortgages insured (or held) by HUD and highlights changes in conditions since 1989, the year covered by HUD's first multifamily housing stock study. August (ACCN-HUD8711)
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The Uses of Discretionary Authority in the Public Housing Program: A Baseline Inventory of Issues, Policy, and Practice Provides a systematic record of changes in the public housing field since implementation of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 (QHWRA). September (ACCN-HUD8742)
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 Special Populations
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Evaluation of the HOPE for Elderly Independence Demonstration—Final Report Final evaluation of the HOPE for Elderly Independence Demonstration (HOPE IV) program. May (ACCN-HUD8680)
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Housing Our Elders: A Report Card on the Housing Conditions and Needs of Older Americans Identifies challenges to each of the three key dimensions of elderly housing conditions: adequacy, affordability, and accessibility. Updates an earlier report, The Challenge of Housing Security: Report to Congress on the Housing Conditions and Needs of Older Americans. August (ACCN-HUD8787)
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