Research

The Coalition Reports and other Industry Resources

The Coalition's research is practical, with an emphasis on fostering on-the-ground change in city policy, and improving living conditions for the most vulnerable residents of the District.

November 2023

Sustaining Affordability: The role of the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act (TOPA) in Washington, DC

The Coalition for Nonprofit Housing and Economic Development (CNHED), at the behest of The Council of the District of Columbia (D.C. Council), studied the outcomes and impacts of the District of Columbia’s Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act (TOPA) and its antecedents from 1975-2021 in order to evaluate the extent to which TOPA has fulfilled the legislative objectives and purposes set out in the Rental Housing Conversion and Sale Act of 1980 and provided recommendations for how the District can improve the ability of tenant organizations to successfully exercise their TOPA rights to achieve these purposes. The D.C. Council has also funded this study.

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December 2022

Job Developers Study Snapshot

This snapshot presents highlights of the key findings gleaned from the online survey that we conducted of local job developers.

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April 2021

Comprehensive Community Development Model in the Northeast End of Ward 7

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January 2021

Opportunity to Purchase Policy Option for the City of Minneapolis

CNHED, in partnership with LISC Twin Cities, assisted with the development of an opportunity to purchase policy to support the City of Minneapolis’ goals of preserving housing stability, preventing involuntary displacement, and creating tenant ownership opportunities for low- and moderate-income Minneapolis renters.

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February 2020

Creating and Sustaining Limited Equity Cooperatives in the District of Columbia

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August 2019

Office-to-Affordable Housing Task Force Report

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June 2019

DC Housing Survey Report: A Supplement to the Assessment of the Need for Large Units in the District of Columbia

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June 2019

An Assessment of the Need for Large Units in the District of Columbia

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