Housing Southern Californians

Resources and Links

Resources

• Foreclosures by Census Tract Download Excel File
  Download JPEG Map
• Regional Housing Needs Allocation: The Southern California Approach Research Paper presented at ACSP-AESOP Conference by Carreras, Wen and Choi dated August 2008
• Addressing Regional Housing Needs PowerPoint presentation presented at ACSP-AESOP Conference by Joe Carreras dated July 2008
• The Linkage between the Sustainable Community Strategy and the Regional Housing Needs Assessment prepared by Joe Carreras
• Deeper Underwater—A Southland Foreclosure Update prepared by Joe Carreras
• The Housing Market Outlook for 2009 and 2010 prepared by Joe Carreras, January 16, 2009
• Foreclosure Outlook in Gateway Cities, presented by Joe Carreras, October 2008
• Regional Housing Needs Allocation: The Southern California Approach, a paper presented at the ACSP-AESOP Conference and updated August 21, 2008
• Foreclosures in Our Communities, presented by Joe Carreras at the HUD Western Regional Summit, August 2008
• Addressing Regional Housing Needs, presented by Joe Carreras, Housing Program Manager, at the ACSP-AESOP Conference, July 2008
• The Role of SCAG in Mortgage Foreclosure Prevention, Powerpoint by Joe Carreras, Program Manager, Housing and Community Planning, May 21, 2008
• How Can SCAG Help Cities with Their Housing Elements? presented by Ma'Ayn Johnson, SCAG Staff, August 2007

Links

• Foreclosure Response
  A new website offering resources intended to help states and localities respond to the foreclosure crisis. This site is maintained by the Center for Housing Policy, KnowledgePlex, Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), and the Urban Institute.
• Pacesetters Television Interview: El Centro Mayor Jon Edney, Riverside Mayor Ron Loveridge, and SCAG Housing Program Manager Joe Carreras discussed the Housing Crisis and the Southern California Economy with Ray Gonzales for the program Pacesetters on KTLA on June 8. Click here to watch.
• Compass Blueprint
• California Land Opportunities Tracking System (CALOTS) An interactive web-portal that provides a platform for users to query and spatially map contextual indicators, and is particularly useful to assess potential for infill development and analyze parcel data.
• Housing and Transportation Affordability Index and Case Studies
• California Department of Housing and Community Development
• SCAG CEHD Committee
• SCAG Regional Council