March 23, 2006

Voorhees Housing Study Release

On Friday, March 24, at 8:30 a.m., UIC's Nathalie P. Voorhees Center released their latest report, Housing Outlook 2010, at Charter One Bank to mark Illinois' Affordable Housing Week.

"Affordable Housing Conditions and Outlook in Chicago: An Early Warning for Intervention" will also be available on the Voorhees Center web page at www.uic.edu/cuppa/voorheesctr. The study supported by the Woods Fund of Chicago estimates available housing more realistically than previous studies because it considers the size of both households and housing units. Voorhees Co-Directors Yittayih Zelalem and Janet Smith categorized households by size and income, matched them to units meeting both criteria, and estimated the potential mismatch between demand and supply five years from now. If current trends continue through 2010, the city will see a marked increase in overcrowding, homelessness, and households burdened by rents they cannot afford.