Section: World Window

Blog Watch: Top 10 largest public housing authorities in the USA

Posted 08.05.17
Josh Crites, Affordable Housing Researcher: Blog link

There are somewhere around 3,300 public housing authorities in the United States but the majority of them are extremely small with unit counts in the neighbourhood of 50-1000.

This article highlight some of the larger of those public housing authorities and provides links for further reading.

Top of the list is the New York Housing Authority, which with over 180,000 units is like no other public housing authority in the USA. The housing authority is actually home to 1 out of every 14 New York City residents.

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Blog Watch: French social housing in a nutshell

Posted 02.05.17
Josh Crites, Affordable Housing Researcher: Blog link

Social housing in France is run by associations that act on the power of the state. Altogether, social housing in France makes up more than 15% of the total stock within the country.

The associations that provide social housing in France are both private and public sector oriented.

Josh Crites' article is only meant to be a quick explanation of French social housing, with quality links to strong resources.

The article briefly covers key issues, including:

Importantly, the article provides links for further in depth reading.

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