HAI Group and the Public and Affordable Housing Research Corporation (PAHRC), HAI Group’s research division, were recently featured in The Advocate, PHADA’s biweekly legislative-year newsletter.
The November 26, 2025, issue spotlighted HAI Group’s seventh annual virtual Risk Management Conference, with a particular focus on the opening session, “Natural Disaster Statistics and Scenarios.” The article, “Risks, Natural and Man-Made, Are Growing,” highlights key statistics and resources presented by Kelly McElwain, PAHRC’s Director of Research, along with emerging trends contributing to increased disaster risk.
According to the article, “Affordable housing risk exposure may be exacerbated by physical characteristics of that housing (construction materials and techniques, the age and the location of that housing), and operational issues (operating margins and reserves, access to post-disaster recovery resources, and the resilience of resident populations).”
The November 12, 2025, issue also featured PAHRC’s Technical Report for the 10 Year Roadmap for Public Housing Sustainability, which estimates that preserving the nation’s public housing portfolio would require $169.1 billion, or approximately $188,000 per unit, to sustain current assets.
As the article notes, “This preservation estimate is a substantial increase from the $26 billion capital needs backlog estimated in 2010, which relied on physical inspections of sampled public housing properties. While the Roadmap report does not attribute this increase to any specific factors, it does note that ‘[Capital] needs have risen as the nation’s public housing stock continues to age, construction costs increase, and federal investment continues to fall short of need.’”
Both articles are available on the Advocate website. Please note that a PHADA member login is required to view the complete editions.
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