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Date: October
Key Topic: Heirs' Property
Type: Article / Podcast
Source Credit: NPR
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Article: Millions of low-cost homes are deteriorating
File Type: Web page
Description: An article highlighting the growing number of older homes that are deteriorating, with a spotlight of efforts including PA's Whole Home Repairs program.
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Date: October
Key Topic: Heirs' Property
Type: Blog Post / Fact Sheet
Source Credit: Urban Institute
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Blog Post: Break Down Barriers to Estate Planning
File Type: Web page
Description: A blog post emphasizing the need for policy reform to dismantle barriers to estate planning and thereby helping close the racial wealth and homeownership gaps.
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Date: August
Key Topic: Home Repair Programs
Type: Report
Source Credit: Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies
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Report: Catalyzing a Movement to Improve Housing Conditions through Home Repair
File Type: Web page
Description: This paper reviews the range of evidence regarding contemporary US housing conditions and physical performance, the effectiveness of home repairs, and the current landscape of public- and civil sector programs that provide repairs, and the evolving advocacy that has established these programs.
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Date: March 2024
Key Topic: Aging Veterans
Type: Report
Source Credit: National Coalition for Homeless Veterans
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Report: The Housing Needs of Aging Veterans
File Type: Web page
Description: This report highlights the specific housing needs of aging veterans (those 50 and over), identifies challenges and proposes solutions to the gaps in the system of care.
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Date: February 2024
Key Topic: Heirs' Property
Type: Webinar Series
Source Credit: Rural LISC
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Webinar: Untangling Heirs' Property
File Type: Web page
Description: The impact of heirs' property on homeownership, the broader consequences for wealth accumulation, and potential solutions.
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Date: February 2024
Key Topic: Advocacy
Type: Publications
Source Credit: National Low Income Housing Coalition
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Resource: Advocates' Guide '24
File Type: Web page
Description: An overview of housing programs and advocacy tools to advocate effectively for socially just housing policy.
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Date: February 2024
Key Topic: Housing Policy
Type: Newspaper
Source Credit: Spotlight PA
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Webinar: Panel on Whole Home Repairs
File Type: Web page
Description: Panelists discussed the program’s first year and the prospects of more funding.
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Date: November 2023
Key Topic: Older Adults
Type: Report, Publications
Source Credit: Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies
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Report: Housing America's Older Adults
File Type: Web page
Description: This report uniquely considers housing and the cost of care as a dual burden for older adults.
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Date: July 2022
Key Topic: Older Adults
Type: Publications
Source Credit: Caring.com
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Report: Home Modeling Guide for Seniors
File Type: Web page
Description: This web page includes planning resources to undertake a home modification project for older adults.
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