If you know of sites that should be included on this list, please let me know.

Housing and Mortgage Resources on the Internet

• Housing and Mortgage Market Data

• Housing Agencies and Organizations

• Academic Housing and Real Estate Centers

• Rent Control

• Links from the Minnesota State Legislature

• Commercial and other Web Sites
  • For Sale by Owner

  • Realtors

  • Apartments

  • Mortgage Market Information

• On Line Magazines and Newspapers

Housing and Mortgage Market Data from government agencies

• US Census Bureau

  • 50 years of Census Data
    Comparative data on housing characteristics by states and census years. Data on homeownership by states back to 1900.

  • Housing Statistics, US Census
    • 1993 and 1995 American Housing Survey
      On-line access to the 1993 American Housing Survey

    • Housing Vacancy Survey
      Data on Housing vacancies and homeownership rates.

  • Manufacturing and Construction Division, US Census
    Recent monthly press releases on housing starts, completions, home sales, value of construction. Also summary data from the 1992 Census of Construction Industries.

  • 1990 Census
    • University of Missouri - St. Louis
      On-line access to basic tables from the1990 Census data for a range of geographic units. A fair amount of choice as to the level of geographic disaggregation. No choice as to data. Maintained by the Urban Information Center, University of Missouri - St. Louis.

    • Oregon State University
      On-line access to 1990 census data for states, counties and cities maintained by Oregon State University.

    • US Census Bureau
      An alternative site for on-line access to 1990 census data maintained by the US Census Bureau. You can retrieve a wide range of population and housing census data for a wide range of geographic areas: state, county, city, zip code, Congressional district, metropolitan statistical area and urbanized areas.

• US Statistical Abstract
  • 1997

• Data from the 1998 Economic Report of the President
  
  • Table B - 56 Housing starts
  • Table B - 73 Interest rates including mortgage rate
  • Table B - 75 Mortgage debt by type of property
  • Table B - 76 Mortgage debt by holder

• Data maintained by Federal Reserve Banks
  • Current and Historical data on Housing starts, sales and permits
    Data is monthly. Starts and permit data begin Jan 1960. New home sales begins Jan 1973. Existing home sales begins Jan 1968.

  • Secondary market rate on 30 yr FHA mortgages (monthly, Jan 1964 -)

  • Total Private Housing Starts (monthly, Jan 1959 -)

  • Total Private Single Family Housing Starts (monthly, Jan 1959 -)

  • Flow of Funds
    These are extensive tables that trace financial flows by sector of the economy, e.g. households, commerical banks, savings institutions, and by type of financial instrument, e.g., bank deposits, corporate bonds, government securities, residential mortgages. Data is in pdf format.

• U.S. Housing Market Conditions
  An index to lots of HUD reports. Click on US Housing Market Conditions toward the bottom of the list

• FHLMC Primary Mortage Market Survey
  Weekly data on mortgage interest rates for 30 yr, 15 yr and adjustable rate mortgages

• Home Mortgage Disclosure Act
  • On-line access to and search capability for HMDA data

• US Housing Markets
  A private firm that provides housing market data.

• Data from HUD USER
  Click on "Data Availabile from HUD USER" for extensive data about direct housing subsidy programs

• FHA and HUD Reports
  Includes
  • FHA Management and Activity Reports
    
  • HUD Survey of Mortgage Lending Activity (Quarterly and Monthly)
    
  • FHA Survey of Secondary Mortgage Market Rates and Yields
    
  • Survivorship data for FHA 203 loans
    

• Statistical Resources on the Web: Demographics and Housing
  An excellent and extensive set of links maintained by the University of Michigan Library.

Housing and Mortgage Agencies and Organizations