Housing
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LMI Data Books
The LMI Data Books are an assembly of data points with a focus on low- and moderate-income populations and communities. These tools are intended to aid community development organizations with their program planning and grant applications and provide a better understanding of the populations they serve. The data books are broken out into segments: demographics,…
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How the Fed studies and understands housing’s key role in the economy
The cost and availability of housing affect family budgets, labor force mobility, business growth, and the health of the economy. Learn how the Fed studies and engages with communities around vital housing trends, challenges, and innovations.
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The Quarterly Catch-up, Q4 2025
Check out the latest community development-related research, analyses, and articles from all 12 Federal Reserve Banks and the Board of Governors. This post captures content published between October 1 and December 31, 2025, on topics affecting communities.
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The Quarterly Catch-up, Q3 2025
Check out the latest community development-related research, analyses, and articles from all 12 Federal Reserve Banks and the Board of Governors. This post captures content published between July 1 and September 30, 2025, on topics affecting communities.
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Could greater secondary market access help CDFIs meet growing demand?
Demand is up among underserved borrowers for community development financial institutions’ loans. Some industry experts are exploring whether these mission-driven lenders might leverage broader secondary market opportunities to increase available lending capital.
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Minneapolis Housing Indicators Dashboard
The Minneapolis Fed’s Housing Indicators Dashboard monitors ten housing-related outcomes from the City of Minneapolis’ Minneapolis 2040 comprehensive plan and associated policy changes, as well as relevant information that provides context on how these outcomes vary across Minneapolis neighborhoods and compare to peer cities.
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Regional Economic Growth and Mobility Dashboard
The dashboard organizes the metrics from the Third Federal Reserve District into issue areas that include overall prosperity, quality job creation, education and workforce development, and infrastructure and affordable housing. These issue areas align with the goals of the Philadelphia Fed’s Economic Growth & Mobility Project.
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A Map of Racially Restrictive Covenants in the City of Philadelphia
Housing is important to the U.S. economy and to individual financial well-being. Where someone lives affects their job, education, and other opportunities in life. As part of our efforts to identify issues and inform solutions related to the housing market and access to housing, the Philadelphia Fed is examining historical barriers to housing and their…
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Home Mortgage Explorer
The Home Mortgage Explorer provides lending estimates produced from publicly available Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) data.
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Peer City Identification Tool
The Peer City Identification Tool (PCIT), developed by the Community Development and Policy Studies (CDPS) division of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, is a data comparison and visualization instrument that can help policymakers and practitioners understand a municipality in the context of peer cities.





