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The list below includes some of the most important sources of data tracking household demographics, home sales, housing demand and housing affordability.

American FactFinder
Comprehensive gateway to economic, housing and demographic data from the U.S. Census Bureau. View >>

American Housing Survey
National housing data collected every other year on topics including household characteristics, income, housing and neighborhood quality and housing costs. Data for 47 metropolitan areas is collected every 4 years. Data assembled by U.S. Census Bureau. View >>

Building Permits Data
Online data base showing number and value of buildling permits by county and place as collected by the U.S. Census Bureau. View >>

Characteristics of New Housing
Statistics on a wide variety of housing characteristics for new single-family and multifamily units from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Conventional Mortgage Home Price Index
Freddie Mac's CMHPI provides a measure of typical price inflation for houses within the US. Values are calculated quarterly for metro areas, states and Census divisions. View >>

Guide to State Statistical Abstracts
Listing of state statistical abstracts, each including demographic, economic and business data. Several are downloadable.
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Housing Vacancies and Homeownership
Quarterly national and regional homeownership and housing vacancy data from the U.S. Census Bureau. View >>

Manufactured Homes Statistics
Shipments, placements, prices, and characteristics of manufactuered homes as collected by U.S. Census Bureau. View >>

NAR Condominium/Co-operative Resales
NAR's sales data for condos. View >>

NAR Existing Home Sales Data
NAR's existing home sales data for single-family homes and condos.
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NAR Housing Affordability Index
NAR's monthly and quarterly housing affordability data.
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NAR Metropolitan Median Prices
NAR's metro area home price data.
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New Residential Sales Index
Sales data for new residential construction as collected by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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OFHEO House Price Index
Quarterly index of single-family housing prices for states and metro areas. Index tracks average house price changes in repeat sales or refinancings on the same single-family properties financed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. View >>

Out of Reach, 2001
Information about income and rental costs for states, metropolitan areas and counties. Shows income necessary to afford Fair Market Rents in each area. Source: National Low Income Housing Coalition.
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Property Owners and Managers Survey
Survey of property owners and managers which collected detailed information on maintenance, management practices, tenant policy, financial aspects of rental property ownership, owner characteristics, and related topics. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. View >>

Residential Additions and Alterations Statistics
Data describing residential additions and alternations by property type, age, and region. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. View >>

Residential Construction Data
Residential housing construction data including building permits, housing starts, and housing completions. Source: U.S Census Bureau.
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Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates
Estimates of income and poverty for small geographic areas such as states, counties and school districts. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
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State and County QuickFacts
State and county demographic and business data from the latest population and economic census. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
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