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Stay current on the work of the Center for Housing Research and Innovative Solutions. This page features announcements, new research releases, media coverage, project updates, and upcoming events. Explore how the Center’s work is informing housing policy, supporting community partners, and advancing understanding of housing challenges across Colorado and the Mountain West.
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The Conversation
Congress just passed a housing law that rewards states for reform — here’s why Colorado has a head start
A new federal law (the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act) is designed to make new housing cheaper and faster to build. In this Conversation article, CHRIS Executive Director, Solomon Greene, details how the law will impact Colorado.
The Conversation
Affordable housing often costs more to build than market‑rate housing – Colorado is closing the gap
In a new article in the Conversation, Solomon Greene (Executive Director of DU's Center for Housing Research and Innovative Solutions) details how Colorado is bringing down the costs of affordable housing production.
CBS News
University of Denver to launch first-of-its-kind housing research hub
The University of Denver is launching a new Center for Housing Research and Innovative Solutions to tackle one of the state's most pressing...
Denver7
DU launches hub to help create sustainable solutions for housing challenges
The university recently launched its Center for Housing Research and Innovative Solutions — a new hub that will tackle issues from...
Denver Business Journal
University of Denver launches new housing research center
A university in Denver on Thursday revealed it's launching a research center dedicated to analyzing housing challenges in the region.
The Conversation
Colorado is facing a housing shortage ‑ building more duplexes and townhomes could be part of the solution
Marketplace
To spur more housing construction, Denver changed its parking rules
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
Creating a Coalition to Build Affordable, Resilient Housing
Federation of American Scientists
Solving the Housing Shortage is a Force Multiplier