The PA Fresh Food Financing Initiative: Case Study of Rural Grocery Store Investments |
| Search for Markets: The Geography of Inequitable Access to Healthy & Affordable Food in the United States
TRF's 2011 Limited Supermarket Access (LSA) analysis estimates that 24.6 million Americans live in areas with inadequate access to supermarkets. This analysis was conducted with support from the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund), as part of its Financing Healthy Food Options Track, in partnership with Opportunity Finance Network. Read the summary report to understand the analysis and read highlights or download the full report. See results of this analysis at www.policymap.com or www.trfund.com/TRF-LSA-widget.html. (2012) |
| Reinvestment Brief - Estimating Supermarket Access and Low Supermarket Access Areas
TRF's 2010 analysis to identify areas with inadequate access to supermarkets. TRF first used this methodology for a study based on a 13-state sample and later conducted a broader study using data from the entire nation. Read about TRF's methodology. (2010) |
| CDFI Financing of Supermarkets in Underserved Communities - A Case Study This study examines whether (or the extent to which) there are economic reasons for the lack of supermarkets in distressed urban areas, such as location-dependent expense differences between urban and suburban locations. We also explore how various financing strategies help to mitigate those expense differences. Finally, we assess some of the impacts of supermarket development in urban and other underserved places. A full report can be found here. (2008) |
Reinvestment Brief - The Economic Impact of Supermarkets on Their Surrounding Communities |
Research Brief: What if Pennsylvania Had Not Had HEMAP? |
Philadelphia Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Diversion Program: Initial Report of Findings |
| Methods for Studying Residential Foreclosure Diversion Processes – a Philadelphia Case Study Courts and advocates across the country have dedicated significant resources to the development of diversion/mediation processes designed to facilitate homeowner participation in the foreclosure process. With funding from the Open Society Institute and the William Penn Foundation, TRF Policy Solutions has sought to help answer the question: what is the effect of this work - does mediation make a difference? This paper was shared during an interactive webinar hosted by the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC). (2011) |
| Mortgage Foreclosure Filings in New Jersey TRF completed this study of mortgage foreclosures in New Jersey with the support of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs and the Ford Foundation. Our singular purpose was to add a measure of systematic and objective data analysis to the mortgage foreclosure problem facing New Jersey. As is often the case, by the time the study is complete, the problem is not what it was when the study began. That is uniquely true in this instance. The overall magnitude of the mortgage foreclosure problem, nationally and in New Jersey, has increased substantially over the last 18 months. (2008) |
| Mortgage Foreclosure Filings in Newark, NJ TRF's study of mortgage foreclosure filings in Newark, NJ for the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs. This report distills recent trends in mortgage origination, delinquency and foreclosures in Newark from a variety of data sources. It provides a context of changes in the local real estate market to assist policymakers design an appropriate set of responses to counter the adverse impacts of foreclosures in Newark. (2008) |
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Impacts of Changes in the Home Mortgage Market on Hispanic Homeowners in Pennsylvania and Delaware |
| Mortgage Foreclosure Filings in Maryland TRF's study of mortgage foreclosure filings in Maryland on behalf of the Baltimore Homeownership Preservation Coalition (BHPC). Led by Ira Goldstein, the study provides an in-depth look at the City of Baltimore, Montgomery County and Prince George's County. A detailed executive summary is also available for download. (2008) |
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Subprime Lending, Mortgage Foreclosures and Race: How far have we come and how far have we to go? |
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Subprime Mortgage Lending in the District of Columbia: A Study for the Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking |
| Lost Values - A Study of Predatory Lending in Philadelphia A detailed local case study of predatory lending that includes the analysis of complete mortgage and sale histories for 15,500 properties in the city of |
| Mortgage Foreclosures in Baltimore, Maryland Funded by the Goldseker Foundation, this study looks at mortgage foreclosures in Baltimore, Maryland. The study looks at mortgage foreclosures over a five year period, describing causes and patterns that have emerged. (2006) |
| Mortgage Foreclosure Filings in Delaware TRF's study of mortgage foreclosure filings in Delaware for the State Bank Commissioner. The study provides a detailed analysis of trends, with an in-depth look at Kent, New Castle and Sussex counties in particular. (2006) |
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Mortgage Foreclosure Filings in Pennsylvania |
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A Study of Mortgage Foreclosure Activity in Monroe County, Pennsylvania 2000-2003 |
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Update on Housing and Homeownership in Cumberland and Perry Counties in PA |
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Impacts of Changes in the Home Mortgage Market on Hispanic Homeowners in Pennsylvania and Delaware |
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Reinvestment Brief - NRLP: Assessing Impact |
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Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh: Market Scan |
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Understanding the Low African American Homeownership Rate in Southwestern Pennsylvania |
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Choices in Pennsylvania – Developing a Rational Framework for Housing Investment in Pennsylvania |
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Choices: A Report on the State of the Region’s Housing Market |
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Workforce and Economic Development 2002: An Agenda for Pennsylvania’s Next Governor |
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Workforce 2002: Measuring What Matters |
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Workforce 2001: Responding to the Challenge |
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Workforce 2000: An Annual Report on the Greater Philadelphia’s Labor Market |
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Workforce 2000: Regional Challenges & Strategic Initiatives |
| Reinvestment Brief - School Quality and Housing Prices A study, funded by the William Penn Foundation, that measures school quality in Philadelphia and quantifies its impact on the value of Philadelphia residential real estate. Findings indicate that elementary school test scores play a significant role in the prediction of sales price, even after controlling for neighborhood and individual home conditions. (2009) |
| Commercial Market Value Analysis: City of Baltimore An analysis of Baltimore's commercial real estate markets conducted with the City of Baltimore as part of its efforts to develop a citywide Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS). TRF helped create a method for indexing all of Baltimore’s commercial corridors to provide the public and private sectors an analytic tool to understand the nature and strengths of each. (2009) |
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CDFI Financing of Supermarkets in Underserved Communities - A Case Study: A Study by The Reinvestment Fund |
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Estimating the Percentage of Students Income-Eligible For Free and Reduced Price Lunch: A Study by The Reinvestment Fund for the School District of Philadelphia |
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Flight (or) Fight: Metropolitan Philadelphia and Its Future |
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The Fight for Metropolitan Philadelphia: An Agenda |
| FHLB of Pittsburgh; Affordable Housing & Community Development Learning Forum A presentation by TRF's Ira Goldstein at the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh's Affordable Housing and Community Development Forum. The presentation highlights changes in Lancaster, PA. (2011) |
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Update on Housing and Homeownership in Cumberland and Perry Counties in PA |
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Impacts of Changes in the Home Mortgage market on Hispanic Homeowners in Pennsylvania and Delaware |
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Update on Mortgage Lending and Foreclosure: a local and national overview. |
| Using Data and GIS to Target Neighborhood Stabilization Dollars TRF helped DCED develop its NSP plans by devising a data-driven method for prioritizing where funds should be spent within each county to increase the likelihood of market stability. This presentation shows how to use this in-depth analysis as well as the host of GIS data in www.policymap.com to better understand foreclosure and market dynamics. Presented at the 2009 PA Chapter of American Planning Association Annual Conference, "Investing in a Sustainable Future" by Ira Goldstein and Elizabeth Nash. (2009) |
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| Reinvestment Brief - Estimating Supermaket Access and Low Supermarket Access Areas
TRF estimates that 25 million US residents (8.1%) live in areas with inadequate access to supermarkets. TRF first used this methodology for a study based on a 13-state sample and later conducted a broader study using data from the entire nation. Read about TRF's methodology. (2010) |
| Reinvestment Brief - School Quality and Housing Prices
A study, funded by the William Penn Foundation, that measures school quality in Philadelphia and quantifies its impact on the value of Philadelphia residential real estate. Findings indicate that elementary school test scores play a significant role in the prediction of sales price, even after controlling for neighborhood and individual home conditions. (2009) |
| Reinvestment Brief - Access to Supermarkets in Inner-City Communities
Research on inner-city supermarkets indicates that many inner-city areas, especially those that are socioeconomically distressed, lack stores that offer quality fresh foods at competitive prices. With funding from the CDFI Fund, TRF studied whether, and the extent to which, economic explanations exist for the lack of supermarkets in distressed urban areas. Click here for the full version of the study. (2008) |
| Reinvestment Brief - The Economic Impact of Supermarkets on Their Surrounding Communities
An analysis of the impact of new supermarket development on consumers and their surrounding communities. The study looks at three potential impacts: improved real estate value, new investment and lower prices. (2006) |
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Reinvestment Brief - NRLP: Assessing Impact |
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Reinvestment Brief - Free Tax Assistance Program |