Databases and E-Journals Academic Federal Government
State Government
Local Government
International Affordable Housing
Other Organizations
Peter Cohn Associate Head & Instruction Coordinator Rotch Library pcohn@mit.edu
Databases for Housing E-Journals for Housing
The links above will connect to the Vera database of MIT's electronic resources.
Housing Information Gateway (University of Colorado) Links to housing-related non-profits and government agencies, listservs, lists of housing scholars and other resources
Joint Center for Housing Studies (Harvard University) A Harvard research center focusing on housing in the United States, the JCHS site includes the full text of many of their publications.
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Develoment
HUD USER Find HUD publications, datasets, descriptions of current research projects and more.
Millenial Housing Commission The full-text of the Commission's report: Meeting Our Nation's Housing Challenges.
USDA Rural Housing Service
National Council of State Housing Agencies In addition to information on this organization, there are links to housing agencies in most states.
Massachusetts Dept. of Housing & Community Development
Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency (MassHousing) An independent public agency providing financing for the development of affordable housing (both rental and owned) in Massachusetts.
Massachusetts Housing Partnership A statewide public non-profit organization that develops and preserves affordable housing in Massachusetts.
Cambridge Mass. Community Development Dept. Housing Division
City of Boston's Housing Page Links to housing-related city agencies including the Boston Housing Authority
Forum: Habitat in Developing Countries (from the Politecnico de Torino, Italy) A very useful site with publications and links to organizations concerned with the built environment in developing countries. Some of the information is in Italian only.
Communities and Local Government Housing Page (United Kingdom) Links to agencies, research and statistics on housing in the UK.
United Nations Human Settlements Programme
The Affordable Housing Design Advisor Includes case studies of successful affordable housing development complete with specifics on construction costs, architects, project funders etc.
Fannie Mae "...the nation's largest source of financing for home mortgages"
Housing Assistance Council Nonprofit organization providing assistance to local organizations involved in affordable housing in the rural U.S.
Housing and Community Development Knowledgeplex "...(a) comprehensive interactive resource for the affordable housing and community development field." Registration (free) is required to access some of the material on this web page.
Citizen's Housing and Planning Association "...the non-profit umbrella organization for affordable housing and community development activities throughout Massachusetts. "
National Housing Conference A "...nonprofit...public policy and affordable housing advocacy organization."
Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions Based in Switzerland, this site contains a collection of publications on housing rights. Also has an extensive list of links to other sites relating to housing and human rights.
Urban Institute Washington think tank covering many aspects of urban policy including housing. Many of their publications are available at this site. To see a list of their housing research publications click here.
This page was last updated on 10/18/07