Market Analysis

Alabama

HUD Issues Market Analysis Reports for Mobile, St. George, Grand Junction

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.

NH&RA News

Report Shows Decline in Apartment Application Processing Rates

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.

NH&RA News

New Resources Now Available Through PolicyMap

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

Kentucky Gives Preference for NCAHMA Analysts

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).

Iowa

Comprehensive Market Analysis Report for Des Moines, Iowa

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

Georgia

HUD USER Website Releases Market Report for Chattanooga 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.

Rhode Island

Rhode Island Organization Publishes 2009 Affordable Housing “˜Fact Book’

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.

NH&RA News

“Harvard Releases The State of the Nation’s Housing 2009 Report”

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.

HUD

Office of Policy Development & Research Updates Guide to Data Sets

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.

HUD

HUD Publishes Report on U.S. Housing Inventory

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.

HUD

HUD USER Website Publishes Metropolitan Vacancy Data

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.

New York

New York Publishes State Wide Affordable Housing Needs Study

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.

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