Affordable housing resources

Associations & Institutes

Trade, industry, and professional associations are lobbying and advocacy organizations, but they also serve as a forum to collect and disseminate information. They can be excellent sources for facts, statistics, reports, and can be a place to locate contacts to speak with about your research interest.

Many trade associations include data on their Web pages and in their publications. [Sometimes this is only available for a fee.]

• Affordable Housing Institute  

• Habitat for Humanity 

• Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University

• National Association of Realtors: Housing Affordability Index

Websites

Government agencies and nonprofit organizations are also good resources for data and reports on housing and construction.

• Disability.gov Affordable Housing Research & Statistics

• Federal Housing Finance Agency Research and Analysis

• U.S. Census Bureau Guide to Construction Data Sources  

• US Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) Office of Policy Development & Research 

• UN-Habitat Human Settlements Program

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