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.
http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/EIB59/#2009-9-4
Describes the effects of the economic recession on rural America with emphasis on the fall of commodity prices, the rise of unemployment, trends in rural poverty rates, and the housing foreclosures. From the Economic Research Service.
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d09704.pdf
Examines problems with the federal regulatory oversight of mortgage lending. From the Government Accountability Office.
http://www.census.gov/popest/housing/HU-EST2008.html
Provides annual estimates of the number of housing units in each county for each state from April 2000 to July 1, 2008. Also covers independent cities in Virginia. From the Census Bureau.
http://www.census.gov/popest/housing/HU-EST2008.html
Offers statistics on number of housing units by state and the changes for states and state rankings from April 2000. From the Census Bureau.
http://www.federalreserve.gov/pubs/mortgagetips/mortgagetips.pdf
Single page guide for consumers. From the Federal Reserve Board
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d09837.pdf
Subtitled: Treasury Actions Needed to Make the Home Affordable Modification Program More Transparent and Accountable. Offers recommendations for improving the program by which TARP funds are made available to qualifying homeowners in danger of losing their homes through foreclosure. From the Government Accountability Office.
