Updated 12/2010
Selected Federal Resources
- Department of Housing and Urban Development - Several HUD sites have helpful housing information:
- HUD (homepage), the United State's primary housing agency, provides comprehensive information about HUD programs.
- HUD Office of Housing - Links to HUD housing programs, including the Federal Husing Administration, and a very useful keyword index.
- Community Connections is the technical assistance and information center for HUD and includes descriptions of model programs, case studies of affordable housing, publications on expanding affordable housing opportunities, funding information and resources.
- HUD User - This site provides information about HUD's research, data, maps, and publications, and includes a bibliographic database covering more than 10,000 housing research reports and other documents.
- HUD Office of Housing Reading Room, and HUD Publications.
- HUD: All Current Programs - Includes link to publication: "Programs of HUD: Major Mortgage, Grant, Assistance, and Regulatory Programs," published in 2006.
- HUD Affordable Housing Design Advisor - Tools and resources for design quality, steps, gallery of examples.
- The U.S. Department of Energy has several programs that relate to energy efficient housing:
- Building America – Research program designed to accelerate the development and adoption of advanced building energy technologies.
- Building Technologies Program - Research and development on technologies and practices for energy efficient houses and multi-family buildings.
- Building Energies Code Program - Information resource on national model energy codes.
- Weatherization Assistance Program.
- Census Bureau Housing Topics - This site includes housing information covered by the U.S. Census and is fully searchable.
- USDA Rural Housing and Community Facilities Programs - This site provides descriptions of rural housing programs and funding of interest to local government, non-profits, developers, lenders, and individuals.
- Fannie Mae Affordable Housing and Community Development - Programs.
- Freddie Mac - Homeowner and Business resources.