http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/105xx/doc10525/11-03-HousingPrograms.pdf
Describes the array of federal activities that support housing and the recent expansion of these programs up to a cost of $300 billion in FY 2009 due to the placement into conservatorship of Fannie Mae ( the Federal National Mortgage Association) and Freddie Mac (the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation). From the Congressional Budget Office.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/assets/documents/Recovery_Through_Retrofit_Final_Report.pdf
Offers plans and recommendations for using Recovery Act funds and developing a self-sustaining energy efficiency retrofit market to make American homes more efficient. Also involves the development of a standardized home energy performance measure applicable to every American home. From the Office of the Vice-President.
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cesan.pdf
Reports that average annual consumer expenditures rose 1.7% in 2008 following an increase of 2.6% in 2007. Increases in spending for housing and food were somewhat offset by decreases in spending for transportation, and apparel. From the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
http://www.fhfa.gov/webfiles/15024/Refi_Report_Sept_Release_92909.pdf
News release with data on trends in mortgage refinancings and interest rates. From the Federal Housing Finance Agency.
http://www.bls.gov/osmr/pdf/ec090060.pdf
Examines the decision of Hurricane Katrina evacuees to return to their pre-storm areas and documents how the composition of the affected area changed over time. Finds that returnees were older, more educated, and more affluent than those who did not return. From the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
http://www.bls.gov/osmr/pdf/ec090050.pdf
Examines the relationship between user costs and rents at the individual unit level using unit level information on house value, rent, taxes, and the like. From the Bureau of Labor Statistics
http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/corporate/statistics/housingengland200708
Offers statistics from the Survey of English Housing (2007). Reports that 14.6 million home owners represented 68% of all households in England. From the Department of Communities and Local Government.
http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/R40810_20090916.pdf
Reviews standard housing procedures following disasters, how increased cooperation between the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Department of Housing and Urban Development could improve disaster housing, the repair and renovation of private rental housing units, and the use of alternative manufactured housing. Concludes with issues for congressional consideration that are related to a national disaster housing strategy. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by OpenCRS.org.
http://www.census.gov/prod/2009pubs/acsbr08-6.pdf
Presents statistics on median property value by states ranging from $576,000 in Hawaii and $552,000 in California to $99,000 in Mississippi and West Virginia. Also shows the change in property value from 2007 to 2008. From the Census Bureau.
http://www.census.gov/prod/2009pubs/acsbr08-7.pdf
Presents data on median monthly housing costs for homeowners with mortgages by state. From the Census Bureau.
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d09782.pdf
Subtitled: Analysis of Options for Revising the Housing Enterprises' Long-Term Structures. Discusses the performance of the two organizations in providing stability in mortgage markets and meeting the credit needs of low-income borrowers. Also analyzes options to revise their structures and discusses key transition issues. From the Government Accountability Office.
