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Katie Fallon
@kfall16.bsky.social
Sociologist, researching housing finance, access, and stability and increasingly, how AI plays a role in access. Princeton + UW-Madison alum. Subscribe to Housing Matters for more https://www.tfaforms.com/5031732?tfa_1927=HM
Love to see large scale spatial mobility data incorporated into the segregation literature!
👉 Our new paper uses daily mobility data to show that spatial isolation is much more common today among those living in advantaged neighborhoods than the converse.

👩🏻‍💻 Lots of massive data wrangling and careful assumptions about mobility data needed - but check it out here! doi.org/10.1177/0042...
November 25, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Reposted by Katie Fallon
We @uam-umd.bsky.social won. Faculty packed town halls, talked to their colleagues and collected hundreds of petition signatures. Now UMD is coughing up $8.75m, during a deficit, to fund faculty whose research is under attack. Not enough, but a helluva thing for a union the state calls illegal.
$8.75M Investment Supports ‘Research Resilience’… | Maryland Today
UMD, MPower Funds Combine to Help Preserve Institutional Capabilities, Lab Operations and More
today.umd.edu
November 25, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Reposted by Katie Fallon
The code changes passed last night, pushed through by Otto Beatty, who will be leaving council at the end of the year.

columbusunderground.com/city-council...
City Council Legalizes Accessory Dwelling Units in Residential Districts - Columbus Underground
Columbus City Council voted last night to legalize Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) in all residential districts. Also known as carriage houses or mother-in-law suites, ADUs are smaller housing units b...
columbusunderground.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:50 PM
The impact to local communities will be large and negative. There are no beds, there are no places for folks to go if funding for permanent housing is pulled back www.urban.org/urban-wire/e...
Evidence Shows Permanent Supportive Housing Helps People Exit Homelessness. A Proposed Funding Change Would Cut Those Programs.
A proposed shift in federal funding away from permanent supportive housing solutions could push tens of thousands of people out of their housing program over…
www.urban.org
November 20, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Beautiful and informative new piece on how one organization is addressing affordability, health, and resilient rehab housingmatters.urban.org/articles/how...
How Cities Can Address Overlapping Housing, Affordability, and Health Challenges
Across the country, aging affordable housing presents challenges for residents and housing providers alike. Not only are older buildings expensive to maintain, but deferred maintenance also drives up ...
housingmatters.urban.org
November 20, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Reposted by Katie Fallon
Corporations are rolling out new AI tech that may technically comply with data privacy laws, but opens up new ways to control and exploit workers.

Workers, researchers, and tech experts agree that we need a new generation of labor and tech protections: https://bit.ly/4oeGBKn
The “Privacy” Trap
Corporations are rolling out new technologies that may technically comply with data privacy laws, but actually create more ways to control and exploit workers. This brief offers concrete principles fo...
datasociety.net
October 9, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Reposted by Katie Fallon
Seniors face particular peril when there is a lack of affordable housing. Read more:
Affordable Housing Is Getting Scarce for Older Adults
Despite over 2 million older adults receiving federal rental assistance, only about one in three older adults who need federal rental assistance receive...
buff.ly
October 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Reposted by Katie Fallon
There's another round of Trump tariffs coming - it's not gonna be good for an already-struggling housing market.
New Trump Tariffs Have Local Housing Developers Concerned - Columbus Underground
The Trump administration announced another round of tariffs last week that could contribute to higher rents and more stalled development projects in Columbus. At a time when they are already dealing w...
columbusunderground.com
October 8, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Reposted by Katie Fallon
If premium tax credit enhancements expire, uninsurance will increase 21% overall, with the biggest increases in southern states that haven’t enacted ACA Medicaid expansions. (1/3)
tinyurl.com/yhv9jxm3
4.8 Million People Will Lose Coverage in 2026 If Enhanced Premium Tax Credits Expire
In this brief, we estimate the impact on coverage of the expiration of enhanced PTCs that would occur in 2026 without action by Congress. Our estimates inclu…
tinyurl.com
October 3, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Reposted by Katie Fallon
There’s still time to register!

Join Urban on 9/25 @ 5:30 p.m. ET for a hybrid event on preserving #housing wealth through estate planning and technology. Experts will share strategies and emerging #research. #LiveatUrban
Untangling a Complex Problem: Preserving Housing Wealth for Vulnerable Owners through Technology and Estate Planning
Homeownership is a key source of household wealth. Many households hope to build wealth through homeownership and to pass it down to future generations. But …
urbn.is
September 18, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Reposted by Katie Fallon
If there's one piece of research that came out in the last year that I think all housers should read, it is probably this brief.

*Affordable AND available* and the need for more income-restricted *deeply* affordable housing for those most vulnerable to housing instability, eviction, & homelessness.
Building more #homes does not guarantee affordability or access for people with low incomes. This Urban Wire post breaks down why affordable #housing matters—and how smart #policy solutions can help. https://urbn.is/4nFYf9r
September 18, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Reposted by Katie Fallon
📣 New Executive Action Tracker Update: EPA Announces Termination of $7 Billion in Grants to States, Tribes, and Territories to Bring Solar Energy to Low-Income Households www.cbpp.org/research/fed...
EPA Announces Termination of $7 Billion in Grants to States, Tribes, and Territories to Bring Solar Energy to Low-Income Households | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
August 07, 2025: EPA announced that it plans to terminate $7 billion in grants obligated to states, tribes, and territories meant to help over 900,000 low-income and disadvantaged households access re...
www.cbpp.org
August 27, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Reposted by Katie Fallon
#SocialSecurity has supported millions for 90 years—but by 2033, it may not cover all benefits. A new Urban Wire post explores the #data and offers solutions to protect low-income Americans.
Ninety Years after Its Creation, Social Security Must Adapt to a More Unequal Society
Ninety years after the Social Security Act was signed into law, the program remains popular but needs modern retooling to continue to support beneficiaries with low incomes and disabled adults.,On Aug...
urbn.is
August 19, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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"...In recent years, the state has amped up both the carrot and the stick, passing laws to encourage development and to enforce its mandate. Towns and counties now have to pick a handful of ways to create denser, cheaper housing and report on their progress every year."
Frustrated by NIMBYs, states are trying to force cities to build affordable housing
Utah's leaders worry skyrocketing home prices are keeping young people from creating wealth. It's among a growing number of states — red and blue — passing laws to promote more affordable places.
buff.ly
August 18, 2025 at 4:06 PM
New fact sheet on Fair Chance laws - TLDR, there is immense variation in how jurisdictions are trying to open doors to housing for people with criminal records through fair chance approaches. For researchers - an opportunity to test how approach affects outcomes! www.urban.org/research/pub...
July 29, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Reposted by Katie Fallon
Looks like we won't have to wait until Phase 3 of Zone-In (2027 probably) to see action on ADUs, this is actually happening now:
Proposed Change Would Legalize ADUs in Columbus Residential Districts - Columbus Underground
Columbus City Council is preparing new legislation that would legalize Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) in all residential districts. Councilmember Otto Beatty held a hearing yesterday to lay out a rou...
columbusunderground.com
July 23, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Reposted by Katie Fallon
Any housers who celebrate this bill are showing that they only care about their piece of the LIHTC industrial complex and not the people they purport to serve. My latest editorial for @shelterforce.bsky.social.
Trump's Big Ugly Bill Is a Loss for Housing
The tax bill includes big increases in housing funding. But its other provisions are so harmful that the affordable housing field should not be celebrating.
shelterforce.org
July 2, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Great news - automatically sealing records is a great first step for more equitable tenant protections! Point of sealing or more legislation around tenant screening reports can help make these laws more impactful too! housingmatters.urban.org/articles/aut...
July 2, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Reposted by Katie Fallon
Data Rescue Project Portal is live!!!
The Data Rescue Project has launched the Data Rescue Project Portal (www.datarescueproject.org/data-rescue-...). It is a dashboard for our tracker and provide more visibility for data rescues across the DR community. It is still in beta & we welcome any feedback. We hope that you find it useful. ❤️🛟
Data Rescue Project Launches New Portal
The Data Rescue Project (DRP) is excited to announce the launch of the DRP Portal—a milestone in our collective effort to protect and preserve at-risk public information. As of June 2025, DRP voluntee...
www.datarescueproject.org
June 23, 2025 at 5:02 PM
So many cities and states are working hard to address their housing affordability crises. If Federal funds get pulled back - the momentum being built in new supply and rehab will slow at the same time as housing stability supports also dry up www.urban.org/urban-wire/t...
The Trump Administration Has Proposed $27 Billion in Cuts by Block Granting Housing Assistance. That Could Worsen the Housing Affordability Crisis.
The president’s budget proposed combining five federal housing assistance programs into one block grant—a move that would immediately and dramatically reduce the number of assisted households.
www.urban.org
June 20, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Reposted by Katie Fallon
Today's #UIClaims data out from the Department of Labor (www.dol.gov/ui/data.pdf) continue to show significantly higher continued unemployment insurance claims for federal workers than this time last year, up 45% for the week ending May 17 (compared to the same week last year). #EconSky @epi.org
June 5, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Reposted by Katie Fallon
New Study 🚨
Mobile home parks provide affordable housing for more than 20 million people in the US. But what happens when you experience an eviction in these kinds of homes? 
We analyzed hundreds of thousands of records in Florida to find out.
evictionlab.org/mobile-home...
A Costly Form of Displacement: Eviction From Mobile Home Parks
Mobile home parks offer many residents a chance at affordable homeownership. But eviction from these communities can be particularly harmful. Our study documents for the first time the extent of eviction activity in mobile home parks across the state of Florida.
evictionlab.org
June 5, 2025 at 1:00 PM
I'm hoping to see more Apartment and Landlord associations mobilizing against the proposed cuts. The rent only eats first when families are actually eating. Cuts to SNAP, Medicaid, and the safety net will exacerbate the huge challenge of unaffordable housing and past-due rent.
May 23, 2025 at 3:20 PM