Framework

Building Materials (affordability, availability)

Housing Stock (affordability, availability, pre-existing)

Infrastructure (resources on water, electric access, sewage, internet/broadband)

Site (affordability, availability, types of sites available)

Transportation (access, multimodal access, proximity to employment and other meaningful destinations)

Housing Quality and Maintenance (slums, gentrification increasing costs to maintain home, access to utilities, access to amenities/{essential}services, access to cleaning/repairs/maintenance)

Sustainability, Green Building,  and Infrastructure (Recycled materials, structural efficiency, energy-efficient equipment, water efficiency, indoor air quality, smart land use, water conservation, renewable energy integration)

Access to Capital/Financing (effect of income range/salaries, bank loans, ability to obtain financial resources and/or loans, insurance)

Access to Housing Preferences (availability of adapted housing other than single family detached - right-sized apartments, townhouses, in suitable locations)

Competition for Housing/Sites (Real Estate inventory is low, land often unavailable thru land-banking, brownfield issues, gentrification, etc.)

Building (identifying better sites, purchasing land, construction)

Finance (models for building, owners, consumers)

Management (Maintenance, Funding {users, owners}, Dereliction/Crime) 

Financial Institutions (Banks and lenders, Government loan support entities {Fannie Mae, FHA, etc.})

Developers and Investors (developers that build affordable housing, convincing developers to undertake, opportunity zones, TIFs, etc.)

Property Mgmt Companies (i.e. private or mostly private entities and their issues {rent collection, perform routine maintenance, marketing})

Government Role (regulatory role, financial role, public housing ownership and management)

Governmental Obstacles (building/fire regulations, zoning constraints, exclusionary issues {zoning, NIMBYism} - things that increase of cost/time due to governmental processes)

Housing Entities that support Policies/Programs (Focus on entities like HUD that manage such policies/programs {e.g. Housing authorities})

Regulatory Framework (Zoning, Land-use planning, Performance-based codes, Tenant protections, Historic preservation - things that encourage provision of housing)

Taxation/Assessment (Valuation methods, data accuracy, property taxes, transfer taxes, tax effects on land-banking, land-value taxes)

Direct Advocacy/lobbying groups (NIMBYs, advocacy for housing justice, entities directly for or against)

Indirect Organizations - i.e. Entities that often impact housing, but not necessarily their sole reason for being - Community Development Organizations (e.g. govt, quasi-govt) & Neighborhood Organizations (i.e. Non-govt - neighborhood associations, HOAs, Nbhd interest groups - entities for or against) 

Building Materials (new, better, improved, more affordable -e.g. use of CLT)

Building and Green/Sustainable Design (Layout, interior design, accessibility, reduce energy consumption, conserve water, minimize waste, energy-efficient designs or appliances, e.g. Passivhaus, NetZero)

Housing Operation (Maintaining heating, ventilation, air conditioning, energy management, water conservation, smart building)

Information/Communication (Sharing information about available housing units, Educating communities about housing issues)

Buyer Finance (Loans, grants, guarantees, insurance)

Builder Finance (Loans, grants, guarantees, insurance)

Subsidies and Incentives (The Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program, Homeownership assistance programs, Community Development Block Grant, The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC), The Mortgage Interest Deduction)

Land Value Assessment (Estimating the market value of or tax on a piece of land, data on…_)

Market Rate (Data on prevailing price for certain type of housing, including rentals, purchases, and services (plumber, electrician) 

Employment Impacts (available jobs near available housing, impact on job availability, skilled workers, employment where needed, etc.)

Income Inequality (Uneven distribution of income across population impacting housing-job equation)

Transportation Accessibility (transit access, bike/ped access, proximity of housing to jobs, drive till qualify distances)

Neighborhood Amenities (Parks, schools, daycare, hospitals, food deserts)

Public Housing/Financial Literacy (The public's knowledge about housing and financing) 

Regulator Housing/Financial Literacy (The policy-makers' knowledge about housing and financing)

Public Skill Development (Job-training, technical education)

Housing Laws (Laws relating to housing at federal, state, and local levels)

Land Ownership (How person holds the legal title to the land or property - e.g. if building is sold out from under)

Housing as a Right (Data or resources concerning notion that everyone has a fundamental right to safe, secure, and adequate housing, regardless of their income, social status, or other factors)

Time (Time cost relating to, but not limited to, land acquisition, financing, permiting, construction, and sale)

Politics (Politicis relating to zoning/land use, funding, and incentives)

Other (e.g. Pandemics, war, famine, man-made disasters,…)

Metrics (overall, or those not covered elsewhere)

Integrating cross-disciplinary efforts (e.g. impact of Pro-Housing Grants on recipient communities, templates for communities)