FirstGov for Consumers: Your Home

Image for Home and Community Section

Disaster, Fire & Emergencies Energy Information Environment Home Improvements Moving Tips Product Recalls Real Estate/Mortgages	Rental Housing Safety Services Victims of Crime Weather Information In the Spotlight

Disaster, Fire & Emergencies

Animals & Emergencies	- FEMA
Are You Ready? Guide A Guide to Citizen Preparedness	- FEMA
Arson Information	- USFA
Bioterrorism	- FDA
Coping with Flood Damaged Property	- FEMA
Disasters & Emergencies: Hurricanes	- HHS
Federally Declared Disasters by State	- FEMA
Flash Floods	- NOAA
Independent Study Program	- FEMA
Library of Online Publications	- FEMA
Map Service Center (Flood)	- FEMA
National Flood Insurance	- FEMA
Natural Disaster Assistance	- USDA
Planning and Prevention	- DHS
PREVENT FIRE. SAVE LIVES. A USFA Campaign to Reduce Fire Casualties to Older Adults	- USFA
Reducing Flood Risks	- FEMA
Reduce Your From Natural Disasters	- FEMA
Storm Watch	- FEMA
Survival in a Hurricane	- NOAA
Winter Storm Update Center	- FEMA
Winter Storms...The Deceptive Killers	- NOAA
Your Family Needs An Emergency Supply Kit	- FEMA

Energy Information

Appliance Labeling and EnergyGuides	- FTC
Ask an Energy Expert	- DOE
Energy Solutions for Your Buildings	- DOE
Consumer’s Guide to Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy	- DOE
Cooling Your Home: Don't Sweat It	- FTC
Energy Savers	- DOE
ENERGY STAR Home Improvement Toolbox	- EPA
Glossary of Energy Terms	- DOE
Home Insulation Basics: Higher R-Values = Higher Insulating Values	- FTC
How to Buy an Energy-Efficient Home Appliance	- FTC
Insulation Fact Sheet	- DOE
Major Appliance Shopping Guide	- DOE
Propane Prices: What Consumers Should Know	- EIA
*Saving Starts @ Home: The Insider Story on Conserving Energy*	- FTC
Short-Term Energy Outlook	- EIA
Weathering the High Cost of Heating Your Home	- FTC
Residential Natural Gas Prices: What Consumers Should Know	- EIA
Residential Heating Oil Prices: What Consumers Should Know	- EIA
Why Do Natural Gas Prices Fluctuate So Much?	- EIA

Environment

A Guide for Concerned Citizens	- EPA
Backyard Conservation	- USDA
Beachgoer's Guide	- EPA
Buffer Strips	- USDA
Environment Consumer Education	- FTC
Green Building	- EPA
Healthy Homes	- HUD
Home & Garden Tips	- USDA
Lead Poisoning	- HUD
Tune Out the Violence	- FTC
Pesticides	- EPA
Recognition and Management of Pesticide Poisonings	- EPA
State of the Land	- USDA
Ten Tips to Protect Children from Pesticide and Lead Poisonings around the Home	- EPA
Pesticides and Mosquito Control	- EPA
Wildlife Habitat	- USDA
What is a Pesticide?	- EPA

Home Improvements

Home Improvement Toolbox with ENERGY STAR	- EPA
Home Sweet Home Improvements	- FTC
Home Improvements	- HUD
Reporting Deceptive Home Contractors	- HUD
Tools You Can Use	- FTC
Complaints	- FTC

Product Recalls

Glide Rides	- CPSC
Pesticide Product Recalls	- EPA
Recall & Safety Announcements	- CPSC
Reporting Unsafe Products	- CPSC

Real Estate/Mortgages

A Guide to Fair Lending	- FDIC
Buying A Home	- HUD
Buying Land	- HUD
Consumer's Handbook to Adjustable Rate Mortgages	- FRB
Deceptive Home Improvement Contractors	- HUD
Department of Veterans Affairs Home Loans	- VA
FHA Refunds & Distributive Shares	- HUD
Fair Housing	- HUD
Foreclosure Resources for Customers	- FRB
High Rate, High Fee Loans	- FTC
Escrow Account	- HUD
Homes & Real Estate Library	- FTC
Honest Lending Contract	- HUD
Housing Contracts	- HUD
Housing Discrimination	- HUD
HUD On Your Side	- HUD
Interest-Only Mortgage Payments and Payment-Option ARMs--Are They for You?	- FRB
Looking for the Best Mortgage	- FRB
Looking for the Best Mortgage-Spanish	- FRB
Manufactured Homes	- HUD
Mortgage Loan Prequalifications	- FDIC
Mortgage Insurance for Disaster Victims	- HUD
Predatory Lending	- HUD
RESPA - Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act	- HUD
Reverse Mortgages for Seniors	- HUD
Settlement Cost & Helpful Info	- HUD
Understanding the Process and Your Right to Fair Lending	- FRB
When Your Home is on the Line: What You Should Know about Home Equity Lines of Credit	- FRB
Where to Shop & What to Buy	- FRB
Complaints	- FTC