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Helpful links that assist in real estate research, which include, but are not limited to government agencies, housing resources and other useful websites.

Links

General

General Links
Epodunk.com
Helpful with giving the name of all cities in a county or the county name for a city, and a lot of additional information
Walkscore.com
Scores the “walkability” of a given address and gives the location of various community services.
realmarketing.com
Links to assessor/auditor web pages.
Senior Outlook
A search site for senior housing
QTC Sites
QCTSites.com is the only online listing database of hand-picked Qualified Census Tract (QCT) and Difficult to Develop Area (DDA) development opportunities for affordable housing developers. Our expert staff remains cognoscente of any and all Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP) updates to ensure the validity of each and every development opportunity. Each QAP has established site specific requirements and selection criteria that dictate where the credits will be allocated. We exploit the often unforeseen transparency of the QAP in site identification.
NCAHMA
Created to provide a peer network among real estate market analysts who focus part of their practice on affordable housing properties, the National Council of Affordable Housing Market Analysts (NCAHMA) is a membership organization devoted to education, information and resource sharing. The Council provides a forum for market analysts to interact with each other, state agencies (both directly and through the National Council of State Housing Agencies), the Affordable Housing Investors Council and other interested parties. NCAHMA works to increase awareness of the benefits and value of properly conducted market analyses. Furthermore, NCAHMA affords the opportunity for market analysts to discuss current issues, network and gain invaluable information. As an autonomous organization within National Housing & Rehabilitation Association (NH&RA), a trade association established in 1971 for affordable housing professionals, the membership dues structure is the same for both NCAHMA and NH&RA, extending full NH&RA member benefits to all NCHAMA members.
National Association of Home Builders
NAHB is a trade association that helps promote the policies that make housing a national priority. Since 1942, NAHB has been serving its members, the housing industry, and the public at large./dd>
American Housing Survey
The American Housing Survey (AHS) collects data on the Nation's housing, including apartments, single-family homes, mobile homes, vacant housing units, household characteristics, income, housing and neighborhood quality, housing costs, equipment and fuels, size of housing unit, and recent movers. National data are collected in odd numbered years, and data for each of 47 selected Metropolitan Areas are collected currently about every six years. The national sample covers an average 55,000 housing units. Each metropolitan area sample covers 4,100 or more housing units
Urban Land Institute
ULI facilitates an open exchange of ideas, information, and experience among local, national, and international industry leaders and policy makers dedicated to creating better places.
HUD
In 1978, PD&R established HUD USER, an information source for housing and community development researchers, academics, policymakers, and the American public. HUD USER is the primary source for federal government reports and information on housing policy and programs, building technology, economic development, urban planning, and other housing-related topics.
Data Ferrett
DataFerrett is a unique data analysis and extraction tool-with recoding capabilities-to customize federal, state, and local data to suit your requirements. (FERRETT stands for Federated Electronic Research, Review, Extraction, and Tabulation Tool.)
Bureau of Labor Statistics
The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor is the principal Federal agency responsible for measuring labor market activity, working conditions, and price changes in the economy. Its mission is to collect, analyze, and disseminate essential economic information to support public and private decision-making. As an independent statistical agency, BLS serves its diverse user communities by providing products and services that are objective, timely, accurate, and relevant.
Bureau of Economic Analysis
BEA produces economic accounts statistics that enable government and business decision-makers, researchers, and the American public to follow and understand the performance of the Nation's economy. To do this, BEA collects source data, conducts research and analysis, develops and implements estimation methodologies, and disseminates statistics to the public. BEA is one of the world's leading statistical agencies. Although it is a relatively small agency, BEA produces some of the most closely watched economic statistics that influence the decisions made by government officials, business people, households, and individuals. BEA's economic statistics, which provide a comprehensive, up-to-date picture of the U.S. economy, are key ingredients in critical decisions affecting monetary policy, tax and budget projections, and business investment plans. The cornerstone of BEA's statistics is the national income and product accounts (NIPAs), which feature the estimates of gross domestic product (GDP) and related measures.
Free Demographics
FreeDemographicsTM, a product of Alteryx®, LLC, introduces novice and expert users of demographic data to a new and powerful way to view and act upon consumer and market insights, using instant interactive maps, detailed summary and comparison reports, and fast access to U.S. Census data sorted by geographies and demographic characteristics.
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Data on rural housing
American Factfinder
Location of Census data
American Planning Association
APA is an independent, not-for-profit educational organization that provides leadership in the development of vital communities. We measure our success by the successes of our members and the communities they serve.
Google Earth
Provides view of surrounding land uses/access to sites

Primary sources for demographic updates and projections:

ESRI
Nielson

State Agencies:

State Agencies