The following are a sample of resources to get you started in researching guides, reports, and statistics in this field. Materials will be added as needed.
Note that many of the programs and organizations listed in this separate link will provide access to statistics and reports as well.
New Mexico Legal Aid Renter's Guide: information compiled by New Mexico Legal Aid about all aspects of renting property in New Mexico.
Fair Housing Legal Research: National Fair Housing Advocate Online.
AxioMetrics. AxioMetrics is a research company who obtains pricing by floor plan and bedroom size, concessions, and amenities directly from on-site leasing agents. They survey their database of properties every month. Research services include but are not limited to: feasibility studies, specific market trends, apartment and commercial loan trends, competitive pricing surveys.
Bipartisan Policy Center Housing Commission. BPC is currently focused on health, energy, national and homeland security, the economy, housing, immigration, and governance.
Center for Housing Policy. The Center for Housing Policy’s publications cover a range of topics, programs and policies related to the broad goal of identifying and meeting the nation’s housing challenges.
CoreLogic. CoreLogic compiles comprehensive property and related financial databases which include data on mortgage-and asset-backed securities information, property taxes, geospatial parcel data, flood and disaster risk, traditional and nontraditional credit information and criminal background records. Reports include but are not limited to: housing & economic data and trends, home Price Indexes, National Foreclosure Reports, and Equity Reports.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). The FDIC preserves and promotes public confidence in the U.S. financial system by insuring deposits in banks and thrift institutions for at least $250,000; by identifying, monitoring and addressing risks to the deposit insurance funds; and by limiting the effect on the economy and the financial system when a bank or thrift institution fails. FDIC provides quarterly data on state economic and banking profiles.
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA): HMDA requires lending institutions to make annual disclosures of their home mortgage and home improvement lending activity. Annual reports include loans approvals and denials by race and income demographics.
HUD Reports and documents
Housing, U.S. Census Bureau; see also American Housing Survey. The Census Bureau's housing data present a comprehensive picture of housing in America. Researchers can find a wide range of data on the size, age and type of American homes; home values, rents and mortgages, the housing and construction industry, and more.
National Low Income Housing Coalition. The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) is dedicated solely to achieving socially just public policy that assures people with the lowest incomes in the United States have affordable and decent homes. NLIHC provides various resources and reports including but not limited to: a national affordable housing preservation database; "Out of Reach Report" (compares wages to housing cost by state and county); reports on various housing policy issues.
National Housing Law Project reports
NM Real Estate Data. The REALTORS Association of NM (RANM) provides the latest housing trends and statistical reports, with some data organized by county.
ProPublica Investigation: What You Need To Know About How Section 8 Really Works
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Reports and Fact Sheets
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