Welcome
To help you get the most out of our site, we’ve assembled this concise guide to the information and assistance available through the HUD USER website.
What is HUD USER?
The HUD USER website is supported and managed by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R). HUD USER hosts research, publications, periodicals, datasets, a Bibliographic Database, the Regulatory Barriers Clearinghouse (RBC), and more. Learn more about PD&R and its functions.
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Contacting Us
In case you have specific questions or need information that’s not available on our site, please contact us at:
HUD USER
P.O. Box 23268
Washington, DC 20026
Toll Free: 1-800-245-2691
TDD: 1-800-927-7589
Local: 1-202-708-3178
Fax: 1-202-708-9981
Email: helpdesk@huduser.gov
RESEARCH ON HUD USER
HUD USER’s Research Finder lists available printed and electronic copies of published HUD research.
Primarily sponsored by HUD's PD&R, these reports, executive summaries, case studies, and guidebooks span the fields
of housing and urban development and are usually available as free downloads. Most reports can also be ordered in hard
copy from the HUD USER Web Store.
Topic Areas Include:
Affordable Housing
Housing Production and Technology
Community and Economic Development
Housing Market Characteristics
Housing Finance
Homeownership
Housing and Supportive Services for People with Special Needs and the Homeless
Fair Housing
DATASETS FROM HUD USER
HUD USER provides interested researchers with access to original datasets generated by PD&R-sponsored data
collection efforts, including the American Housing Survey, HUD Median Family Income Limits, Fair Market Rents,
and Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Data. This data is provided in various formats, including PDF, Excel, Word, dBase,
ASCII, and SAS. To learn more about all of the datasets available on HUD USER,
please click here.
The USHMC web portal contains all the national, regional, state, metropolitan, and local data and analysis in one location. You may search by geography to obtain all the reports available for a particular area. Alternatively, you may search by the type of report. Each report contains different levels of data and/or analysis. Learn more.
Unique data displays available on HUD USER include
GIS Maps
and Infographics.
HUD USER PERIODICALS
HUD USER publishes three periodicals that support PD&R's mission to
provide reliable information to researchers, practitioners, advocates,
industry groups, foundations, and the general public. They are:
Cityscape
is PD&R’s journal of policy development and research.
Evidence Matters
is a quarterly print periodical from PD&R, also available online.
PD&R Edge, an online magazine, provides easily understood translations of PD&R
and HUD partners' research, a message from PD&R Senior staff, and a
wide range of information on housing and community development issues,
regulations, and case studies.
HUD USER BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE
The Bibliographic Database
on HUD USER is the only bibliographic database exclusively dedicated
to housing and community development issues. It contains more than 11,000 annotated citations to research
reports, articles, books, monographs, and data sources in housing policy, building technology, economic development,
urban planning, and a host of related fields.
HUD USER eLISTS
HUD USER maintains three electronic mailing lists to keep constituents informed of new housing research
publication releases, as well as case studies and events of interest to the housing community.
The mailing lists provide a means of receiving updates on new research and resources available from PD&R and
exchanging information regarding specific datasets. All of our subscription services are free.
For more information about the newsletters and how to subscribe,
please click here.
REGULATORY BARRIERS
CLEARINGHOUSE
The
Regulatory Barriers Clearinghouse
(RBC) collects and disseminates information on the creation and
maintenance of affordable housing, as well as strategies and
resources for building sustainable affordable housing.
INTERNATIONAL AND PHILANTHROPIC AFFAIRS DIVISION (IPAD)
IPAD provides expert resources and a venue for staff and
partners to access the best available evidence, innovations, and
lessons from the philan-thropic and international housing
sectors. Learn more about IPAD
here.
SOCIAL NETWORKING
HUD USER Forums
provide opportunities for information exchange between housing and
community development researchers, academics, policymakers, and
practitioners. You can follow HUD User on
Twitter,
LinkedIn
and
Facebook
for updates on the latest information posted on the website.
HUD SECRETARY'S AWARDS
The HUD Secretary recognizes achievements in housing and urban development
through annual awards. The categories include Housing and Community Design
Awards, the Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation, the Opportunity
and Empowerment Award, and the Best in American Living Award. To find out
more about each of these awards, please click here.
eBOOKSTORE
HUD USER offers some of our most popular housing research in eBook-friendly
formats. Sign up for instant notification of new releases via our
eBook-specific RSS feed, browse the current selection, and download titles
of interest. Visit the eBookstore
here.
HUD USER WEB STORE
The HUD USER Web Store makes more than 800 housing-related titles
available for online ordering. The Web Store is searchable by keywords or
phrases, and titles are arranged topically for easy browsing. Click
here
to go to the HUD USER Web Store.
