In addition to the links to Keystone Initiative lead partner organizations, The Preservation Compact recommends the following links for further information:

PRESERVATION COMPACT BACKGROUND MATERIALS

Preservation Compact Brochure, 2008

Preservation Compact Action Plan (709K)

The State of Rental Housing in Cook County (1.3MB)

Preservation Compact Press Kit Documents, May 2007
Press Release  (75K)
Case Studies (999K)
Keystone Fact Sheet (284K)
Housing Fact Sheet (180K)
Partner Organizations (165K)


RESEARCH, STUDIES AND ARTICLES

America’s Rental Housing: The Key to a Balanced National Policy, Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies

America’s Rental Housing: Homes for a Diverse Nation (2006), Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University

Housing Preservation Strategy Report, Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning, November 2008

Out of Reach 2007 - 2008, is a side-by-side comparison of wages and rents in every county, Metropolitan Area (MSAs/HMFAs), combined nonmetropolitan area and state in the United States, published by National Low Income Housing Coalition

Keeping an American Promise, in Clearinghouse Review, Journal of Poverty Law and Policy, Shriver Center

Regional Equity and Land Use Strategies, Urban Land Institute and Enterprise Community Partners

Chicago Rent and Vacancy Report, Second Quarter 2009

PRESERVATION ORGANIZATIONS AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS

National Housing Trust

Shimberg Center for Housing Studies, University of Florida

Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy, New York University

The Voorhees Center, College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, University of Illinois at Chicago

ULI Terwilliger Center for Workforce Housing

National Housing Conference

REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS CONCERNED WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING PRESERVATION

Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP)

Metropolitan Mayors Caucus

Business and Professional People for the Public Interest (BPI)

Chicago Metropolis 2020

Metropolitan Planning Council

PRESERVATION COMPACT PAST EVENTS

Rental Markets, Foreclosures and the Credit Crunch, April 30, 2008 - resource materials including meeting summary, audio recording, and written report  Access Materials>


STATE AND LOCAL PRESERVATION INITIATIVES

National Housing Trust Working Paper: State and Local Housing Preservation Initiatives (2006), National Housing Trust

Preserving Government Assisted Affordable Housing (February 2006), New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development

A Preservation Strategy for Florida's Affordable Multifamily Housing (2006), The Affordable Housing Study Commission

HousingPolicy.org - online guide to state and local housing policy

CHICAGO FORECLOSURE LINKS

Chicago Department of Community Development

The Woodstock Institute