HUD USER offers an in-depth view of housing in the United States through research, data, and reports. We provide free downloads of more than 1,000 of the publications and data sets published by HUD’s Office of Policy Development & Research. Most of our reports can also be ordered in hard copy from the HUD USER Web Store for a nominal fee. For further assistance or to order by phone, call us at 1-800-245-2691 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. Eastern Time.
We also recommend visiting our sister site, the Regulatory Barriers Clearinghouse, for state and local strategies that can help you overcome affordable housing barriers.
HUD has issued long-anticipated mortgage reforms that will help consumers to shop for the lowest cost mortgage and avoid costly and potentially harmful loan offers. PD&R’s Office of Economic Affairs was instrumental in the development of this RESPA rule by providing policy guidance and defining the problems in the mortgage settlement process, overseeing the development of new forms, and writing the Regulatory Impact Analysis/Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis. More...
The purpose of this glossary is to facilitate a common language within HUD USER and the larger community of urban planners and developers, students of planning, and all others concerned with affordable fair housing development. More...
PD&R Resources for Foreclosure
HUD recently assembled the Guide to Avoiding Foreclosure to help those facing mortgage problems. HUD USER also has information resources that may assist those engaged in the foreclosure process. More...
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