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and Community 

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A Trusted Source of Housing and 

Community Development Research 

In 1978, HUD’s Office of Policy Development 

and Research (PD&R) established HUD User 

as the primary source for federal government 

information on housing and housing-related 

topics such as building technology, economic 

development, sustainability, and urban planning. HUD User is essential in helping PD&R 

achieve its mission to inform policy development and implementation to improve life in 

American communities through conducting, 

supporting, and sharing research, surveys, 

demonstrations, program evaluations, and 

best practices.

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Research

HUD User is a one-stop resource for research from PD&R 

and HUD. Access over 1,000 research publications spanning 

the major fields of housing and community development. 

Data Sets and GIS

HUD User is home to a wealth of accessible data sets including: the American 

Housing Survey, HUD Median Family 

Income Limits, Fair Market Rents, LowIncome Housing Tax Credit Data, and 

Picture of Subsided Housing. All data sets 

are available as free downloads; find what 

you need fast with our Data Set Reference Guide. Access 

mapping tools and other geospatial data through the 

eGIS storefront.

U.S. Housing Market Conditions Portal (USHMC) 

Use the USHMC portal to access all the national, regional, 

state, metropolitan, and local data and analysis in one 

location. Resources include Housing Market Profiles, 

Market-at-a-Glance data, Comprehensive Market Analysis 

reports and much more.

Case Studies

HUD User publishes case studies 

based on federal, state, and local 

strategies that increase affordable housing opportunities, apply 

resilient features and practices, 

and increase access to public 

transportation, among other objectives. 

Periodicals

n Cityscape, published three times a year, is PD&R’s 

journal of policy development and research. 

n Evidence Matters, published quarterly, presents objective, evidence-based analyses of research findings about 

key housing and urban development topics to inform 

practitioners, advocates, state and local policymakers, 

Congress, and researchers on future policy directions. 

n Insights, published periodically, presents an exploration 

of a single research topic or question in a concise format.

All periodicals are available from HUD User at no cost.

The Edge is a timely online magazine 

with articles on PD&R and HUD partners’ 

research, a message from PD&R senior 

leadership, and a wide range of information on housing and 

community development issues, policies, and case studies.

Events

PD&R organizes a range of convenings designed to explore 

research and policy in depth. On HUD User, event resources, 

related reports, and archived video are available. 

HUD Secretary’s Awards

Each year, the HUD Secretary, in 

collaboration with various associations, recognizes outstanding 

achievements in housing and urban 

development by presenting awards 

in the following categories: Healthy 

Homes, Housing and Community Design, Excellence in 

Historic Preservation, Opportunity and Empowerment, and 

Public-Philanthropic Partnerships. 

Regulatory Barriers Clearinghouse (RBC)

RBC collects and disseminates information on creating and 

sustaining of affordable housing through a searchable database of state and local laws, regulations, and policies that 

promote housing affordability. 

The Innovation in 

Affordable Housing 

Student Design and 

Planning Competition 

The Innovation in Affordable Housing Student Design and Planning 

Competition gives multidisciplinary 

teams of graduate students the opportunity to respond to a 

real world planning and design challenge faced by a public 

housing authority. Finalists are invited to visit the site where 

they can see the challenges first hand and talk to community 

members. The teams later travel to HUD Headquarters to 

present their final projects in front of a live audience and a 

panel of jurors. Cash prizes are awarded to the winner and 

runner up. 

A Consumer’s Guide 

to Energy-Efficient 

and Healthy Homes 

The Consumer’s Guide to Energy-Efficient and Healthy Homes 

offers strategies to improve air 

quality and energy efficiency in 

an easy-to-navigate format. Using this online guide, consumers can access information about product options, 

energy audits, health assessments, and financial incentives 

for energy-efficiency improvements. The guide also 

provides links to more detailed, in-depth topical content 

from other federal agencies and allied organizations. 

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