The Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency is working with a team at the University of Oklahoma to develop the Oklahoma Housing Needs AssessmentThe primary goal of the assessment is to create a tool to estimate the need for affordable housing in Oklahoma. ​The team envisions an interactive web portal that documents affordable housing needs across the entire state, to support investments in affordable housing. the project will attempt to explain how much housing is needed​, what kind of homes are needed, and where is the housing needed.

This tool will be useful for policymakers, public agencies, developers, finance entities, analysts, local planners, and others involved in producing or operating affordable housing. The study defines affordable housing at or below 120% of the HUD adjusted median household income.

The most recent statewide housing assessment was completed in 2015, and can be accessed here.

Schedule

Team

The University of Oklahoma Gibbs College of Architecture

Shawn Schaefer, AICP / Director, Urban Design Studio at OU-Tulsa

Francesco Cianfarani, PhD

Shane Hampton, AICP / Director, Institute for Quality Communities

Preslie Watkins Anderson / Graduate Research Assistant

Tyler Duncan / Graduate Research Assistant

Rajith Kumar Kedarisetty / Graduate Research Assistant

Kalyan Mutukundu / Graduate Research Assistant

Sonu Malla / Graduate Research Assistant

The University of Oklahoma Center for Intelligent Transportation Systems

Joseph Havlicek, PhD / Director

Ronald Barnes, PhD / Co-Director

Bavesh Kilaru / Graduate Research Assistant

Inamullah Mohammad / Graduate Research Assistant

Vasu Deva Sai Nadha Reddy Janapala / Graduate Research Assistant

Lucas Ribeiro Vidal / Graduate Research Assistant