Affordable Housing Insights Vision Report 2026
We've made great progress building an Affordable Housing Insights Hub — a live, interactive tool that brings housing and homelessness data together to support data-driven decision-making. Even so, the housing system remains difficult to see clearly. Data is fragmented, coverage is uneven, and the critical relationships between population, homelessness, and housing supply need more work to fully understand.
This Vision Report offers a detailed snapshot of what a how a fully realized version of the Affordable Housing Insights Hub might look and the role it can play in aligning communities to address homelessness. Using conceptual models and illustrative examples, the report shows how the Hub can evolve from today’s foundation to provide a more integrated, system-level view of housing access.
About the Report
This report builds on the Affordable Housing Insights Hub that we've already built today. It articulates a system-level view of housing access: one that brings population, homelessness, and housing supply into a shared analytical framework.
The models and visuals in this report are offered as design concepts, a starting point for future refinement. Where the data is available, we've included real data to illustrate the vision, but in many cases, we offer a vision of what would be possible if we had data that is not available today. It's an attempt to answer the question, "what if," to clarify relationships, surface gaps, and show how integrated data can support deeper understanding and more informed decision-making for communities.
This report does not present a finished platform or a complete, real-time dataset for any specific community, nor does it prescribe specific policies or solutions.
We hope you'll read it in the spirit it is offered and to imagine how communities might better find their way if they had better access to relevant data and reporting.
Inside the report
This Vision Report brings together Lunous’s thinking about how housing systems work, why current ways of seeing them fall short, and how better insight can support better decisions. Inside, you’ll find:
A long-term vision for the Affordable Housing Insights Hub
An articulation of where the Hub is heading, from today’s foundation toward a more integrated system that connects population, homelessness, and housing data within a shared analytical framework.
A systems-based understanding of homelessness
An exploration of homelessness as a complex and varied set of experiences shaped by structural conditions, housing markets, and individual circumstances, rather than a single cause or category.
A housing-first orientation
A clear view of housing as essential infrastructure, showing why aligning housing supply with real-world need is foundational to stability and long-term outcomes.
A roadmap from today to the vision
A practical outline of how the Insights Hub can evolve over time as data improves, partnerships deepen, and new analytical capabilities are added.
Support, Connect, and Stay Informed
Support this work
Building and sustaining the Affordable Housing Insights Hub requires time, data, and long-term investment. Your support helps Lunous continue developing shared infrastructure for clearer, data-driven understanding of housing access and homelessness.
Talk with us
The Vision Report is meant to start conversations. If you’re interested in discussing the ideas in this report, exploring partnerships, or learning more about how the Insights Hub can support your work, we’d love to hear from you.
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