CONM 4100: Construction Business & Finance

Boston Housing Authority (BHA) provides affordable housing to more than 58,000 residents in and around the City of Boston.

Reports and news on such topics as affordable housing; economic revitalization; land use and housing planning; and homeownership and mortgage markets.

This detailed study of the Boston Housing market comes courtesy of The Boston Foundation.

Analyzes the dynamic relationships between housing markets and economic, demographic, and social trends.

Guidebooks on housing and urban development. Available as free downloads.

Information on various types of private and public affordable housing programs, rental programs and voucher programs, and homebuyer / homeowner programs.

Describes federal programs that support the development of affordable housing.

MAHA is a grassroots organization of tenants, homebuyers, and homeowners that advocates for increased support for affordable housing.

A non-profit organization devoted to ending homelessness in Mass.

A self-supporting not-for-profit public agency, MassHousing has provided more than $16 billion in financing for homebuyers and homeowners, and for developers and owners of affordable rental housing.

The Modular Building Institute (MBI) is the international non-profit trade association serving modular construction.

Provides useful information on home building, buying, and remodeling. It also contains information on building costs, financing, and economic data related to the residential housing industry.

This Urban Land Institute report finds that "between now and 2020, the Boston metropolitan area market will face an additional shortage of nearly 11,000 units, leaving many of the region’s teachers, firefighters, nurses, and other workers vital to the area’s economy priced out of the market."

This database allows users to search for properties across the United States.

Zillow.com allows users to search for residential properties by street address, neighborhood, city, and zip code.

Explanations of legal terms used in real estate contracts.

The Joint Center analyzes the dynamic relationships between housing markets and economic, demographic, and social trends.

Economic news and housing reports, housing data, housing policy, and material prices.

News and research from a mostly national perspective. A Research Update Archive of monthly reports for the current year is available, with new updates appearing around the 15th of each month.

Free access to Urban Land Magazine and ULI Case Studies.