Market Analysis

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has released new Comprehensive Housing Market Analysis reports for Mobile, Ala.; St. George, Utah; and Grand Junction, Colo.

RentGrow, a Massachusetts-based resident screening firm, recently released a report entitled “Trends in Applicant Traffic and Quality,” which shows a decline in the number of applicants communities are processing per apartment.

PolicyMap recently announced several new data collection and analysis resources now available through its website, including a new, regional income analysis tool created by The Reinvestment Fund (TRF).

Kentucky Housing Corporation (KHC) has issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) from qualified market analysts that gives preference to members of the National Council of Affordable Housing Market Analysts (NCAHMA).

HUD’s Office of Policy Research and Development has published a comprehensive housing market analysis report for the Des Moines, Iowa area.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Policy Development and Research has published a comprehensive housing market analysis report for the Chattanooga, Tennessee-Georgia area through its website, www.huduser.org.

HousingWorks RI, a membership organization dedicated to affordable housing improvements throughout Rhode Island, recently released its 2009 Fact Book, which details the current state of affordable housing in Rhode Island.

The Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies has released its The State of the Nation’s Housing 2009 report. This annual report looks at housing markets, demographic drivers, homeownership, rental housing, and housing challenges.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Policy Development and Research has updated its Guide to HUD USER Data Sets.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Policy Development and Research has published a series of reports as components of its American Housing Survey that describe changes in the nation’s housing inventory and rental markets from 2005-2007.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Policy Research & Development has made available a report and supporting data that provides a regional or metropolitan perspective on residential and business vacancies using mail delivery data from the US Postal Service.

The New York Department of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) has published a report, Statewide Affordable Housing Needs Study under its Office of Policy Research and Development.