HUD USER’s Research Finder lists available printed and electronic copies of published HUD research. Primarily sponsored by HUD's PD&R, these reports, executive summaries, case studies, and guidebooks span the fields of housing and urban development and are usually available as free downloads. Most reports can also be ordered in hard copy from the HUD USER Web Store.

Topic Areas Include:
Affordable Housing
Housing Production and Technology
Community and Economic Development
Housing Market Characteristics
Housing Finance
Homeownership
Housing and Supportive Services for People with Special Needs and the Homeless
Fair Housing

HUD USER provides interested researchers with access to original data sets generated by PD&R-sponsored data collection efforts, including the American Housing Survey, HUD Median Family Income Limits, Fair Market Rents, and Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Data. This data is provided in various formats, including PDF, Excel, Word, dBase, ASCII, and SAS. To learn more about all of the data sets available on HUD USER, please click here.

Unique data displays available on HUD USER include GIS Maps and Infographics.

HUD USER publishes three periodicals that support PD&R's mission to provide reliable information to researchers, practitioners, advocates, industry groups, foundations, and the general public. They are:
Cityscape is PD&R’s journal of policy development and research.
Evidence Matters is a new quarterly print newsletter from PD&R, also available online.
U.S. Housing Market Conditionsis a quarterly report that provides the latest available nationwide housing statistics.

The Bibliographic Database on HUD USER is the only bibliographic database exclusively dedicated to housing and community development issues. It contains more than 11,000 annotated citations to research reports, articles, books, monographs, and data sources in housing policy, building technology, economic development, urban planning, and a host of related fields.

HUD USER maintains four electronic mailing lists to keep constituents informed of new housing research publication releases, as well as case studies and events of interest to the housing community. The mailing lists provide a means of receiving updates on new research and resources available from PD&R and exchanging information regarding specific data sets. All of our subscription services are free. For more information about the newsletters and how to subscribe, please click here.

The Regulatory Barriers Clearinghouse (RBC) collects and disseminates information on the creation and maintenance of affordable housing, as well as strategies and resources for building sustainable affordable housing. Learn more about RBC by visiting the RBC First Time Visitor page.

IPI provides expert resources and a venue for staff and partners to access the best available evidence, innovations, and lessons from the philan-thropic and international housing sectors. Learn more about IPI here.

HUD USER Forums provide opportunities for information exchange between housing and community development researchers, academics, policymakers, and practitioners. You can follow HUD USER on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook for updates on the latest information posted the website.

The HUD Secretary recognizes achievements in housing and urban development through annual awards. The categories include Housing and Community Design Awards, the Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation, the Opportunity and Empowerment Award, and the Best in American Living Award. To find out more about each of these awards, please click here.

HUD USER offers some of our most popular housing research in eBook-friendly formats. Sign up for instant notification of new releases via our eBook-specific RSS feed, browse the current selection, and download titles of interest. Visit the eBookstore here.

The HUD USER Web Store makes more than 800 housing-related titles available for online ordering. The Web Store is searchable by keywords or phrases, and titles are arranged topically for easy browsing. Click here to go to the HUD USER Web Store.