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Housing Data & Indicators in Connecticut
DataHaven Indicators
Please see http://www.ctdatahaven.org/dbt/indicators.php?topic=6 for a list of housing indicators that we currently compile at DataHaven. As we are currently developing a new database and new system for visualizing this information, not all of our data sets have been uploaded here. Please contact us directly if you can't find what you need.
For the most recent general socioeconomic profile data on Connecticut towns and counties, please visit our page on Demographics. We have links here to the most recent profiles published by the Census Bureau.
State Resources
1. Connecticut Housing Finance Authority (CHFA) Research Data Press Room: The Connecticut Housing Finance Authority (CHFA) maintains information and publishes reports on the status of housing and related economic trends in Connecticut, including data on foreclosures and foreclosure filings. http://www.chfa.org/Press%20Room/CHFA%20Research%20Data/default.aspx
2. UConn School of Business Real Estate Data - CT Data and Indices http://www.business.uconn.edu/cms/p1175 Research site with extensive Connecticut data including Condominium Price Indices by Town, Single Family Indices by Town, Single Family indices by Labor Market Area.
National Resources
1. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Regional and Economic Market Analysis database: HUD economists maintain current data on housing market conditions in the region and prepare regional economic and housing summaries for use in the Department's quarterly publication, "U.S. Housing Market Conditions." They provide quarterly economic updates and respond to requests for reports and briefing materials on specific topics such as housing market conditions, affordable housing needs and homeownership trends. They provide data, advice and recommendations to HUD underwriting staff, lenders, developers, finance agencies and state and local governments: http://www.huduser.org/portal/regional.html
2. National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership (NNIP) Foreclosures Website http://www2.urban.org/nnip/foreclosures.html Comprehensive list of cross-site projects, NNIP cross-site presentations, Tools and protocols, Data resources, Judicial cases, Local publications and resources related to the issue of foreclosures.
3. Federal Housing Finance Agency Housing Price Indexes: http://www.fhfa.gov/Default.aspx?Page=87 The HPI serves as a timely, accurate indicator of house price trends at various geographic levels. Because of the breadth of the sample, it provides more information than is available in other house price indexes. It also provides housing economists with an improved analytical tool that is useful for estimating changes in the rates of mortgage defaults, prepayments and housing affordability in specific geographic areas.
4. Metrotrends (Urban Institute site): http://www.metrotrends.org/data.cfm Download the latest featured data and expert commentaries for the top 100 metropolitan areas.
5. Colorado Housing Finance Authority online data library maintains a list of documents and sites related to affordable housing and economic development: http://www.chfainfo.com/news/data_library.icm
Connecticut Cities and Towns
1. The DataHaven Barometer presents recent information on foreclosures in New Haven.
More Information
Our main Knowledge Center page about housing in Connecticut may be found here.
Our Knowledge Center page about homelessness may be found here.
