Government Documents on Housing

Housing affects our lives in many ways. We buy and sell homes, rent apartments, and invest in residential and commercial properties. Government agencies produce many publications on various aspects of housing. These publications can be found in various Purdue Libraries with the HSSE and MEL libraries having the largest collections. Examples of Library Catalog subject headings you can use to search for government documents on housing include:

Government Sale of Real Property United States
Home Ownership United States
Housing Policy United States
Housing Surveys United States
Rental Housing Law and Legislation United States

The principal index for U.S. Government publications is the Monthly Catalog of U.S.
Government Publications HSSE REF & Periodicals 016.353 Un36 which is available online from 1994-present. Another similiar index is the GPO Index located in the Indexes section of the Purdue Libraries website. Additional useful indexes are the Congressional Information Service (CIS) Index HSSE REF 328.73005 C76 covering congressional publications from 1970 to the present, the CIS U.S. Congressional Serial Set Index 1789-1969 HSSE REF 328.73 C761c, CIS Index to Executive Branch Documents 1789-1909 HSSE REF 351.73 C497 1990, and CIS Index to U.S. Executive Branch Documents 1910-1932 HSSE REF 351.73 C497 1996

Federal and state legal and regulatory housing information sources include:

Slip Laws	HSSE DOC REF AE 2.110:
U.S. Statutes at Large	HSSE REF 345.11 Un3
United States Code	HSSE REF 345 Un3co
A Chronology of Housing Legislation & Selected Executive Actions 1892-2003	HSSE DOC Y 4.F 49/20:108-D
United States Reports	HSSE DOC JU 6.8:
Lawyer's Guide to U.S. Supreme Ct. Reports	HSSE REF 345.4 Un37r
Code of Federal Regulations (Title 24)	HSSE REF 353.005 C64
Index to the Code of Federal Regulations	HSSE REF 353.005 C64 Index
Federal Register	HSSE REF 353.005 Un34
Indiana Code	HSSE REF 348.772 In25c
Indiana Administrative Code	HSSE REF 348.772025 In2i

Indiana Register HSSE REF 348.772025 In3

Examples of U.S. Government executive branch and independent agency housing publications include:

Current Housing Reports (various series)	HSSE DOC C 3.215:
American Housing Survey (various cities)	HSSE DOC C 3.215:H-170/
Census of Population & Housing (See HSSE 317.3 for this data from 1970 and earlier)	HSSE DOC REF & HSSE DOC C 3.223/
Current Construction Reports (various series)	MEL 317.3 Un3cr & MEL C 3.215´s (Some in MF)
Census of Housing	HSSE DOC REF & HSSE DOC C 3.224/
Census of Construction Industries	MEL REF, MEL, & STOR C 3.245/
Mortgage Insurance Companies of America/Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Reports	MEL REF FR 1.63/
Department of Housing & Urban Development Annual Report	HSSE MF HH 1.1:
HUD General Publications	HSSE DOC HH 1.2:
HUD Handbooks	HSSE DOC HH 1.6/6:
Cityscape	HSSE DOC HH 1.75/2:
Survey of Mortgage Lending Activity	HSSE DOC & MEL HH 1.99:
Home Front	HSSE DOC HH 1.113:
Interagency Council on the Homeless	HSSE DOC Y 3.H 75:

Legislative branch agencies evaluate the performance of government programs and provide funding for these programs. Examples of legislative branch publications on housing include:

Government Accountability Office Reports	MEL MF GA 1.13:
Congressional Budget Office Reports	HSSE DOC Y 10.2:
House Appropriations Committee (Rep. Pete Visclosky (D-IN) is a member of this committee.)	HSSE MF Y 4.AP 6/1:V 64/4/
Senate Appropriations Committee	HSSE MF Y 4.AP 6/2:
House Financial Services Committee (House Banking Committee (Y 4.B 22/1) prior to 2001. Reps. Julia Carson (D-IN) and Joe Donnelly (D-IN) are members of this committee.)	HSSE DOC Y 4.F 49/20:
Senate Banking, Housing, & Urban Affairs Committee (Senator Evan Bayh (D-IN) is a member of this committee.)	HSSE DOC Y 4.B 22/3:

Congressional Research Service Reports (Courtesy-University of North Texas Library)

Internet Resources

Increasing volumes of U.S. Government information are on the Internet. The Purdue Libraries Government Documents Department www.lib.purdue.edu/govdocs/ is a good starting point. Other useful U.S. Government Internet housing resources include:

GPO Access -Contains the full text of major U.S. Government legal, legislative, and regulatory information sources.

Census Bureau Housing Information

Residential Energy Consumption-U.S. Dept. of Energy

U.S. Dept. of Housing & Urban Development

U.S. Housing Market Conditions

Federal Housing Administration

Fannie Mae

Freddie Mac

Ginnie Mae

HUD Inspector General

HUD Office of Public & Indian Housing

HUD Office of Community Planning & Development