DEC. 13, 2022 — Today the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released new public use files for the 2021 Rental Housing Finance Survey (RHFS). The RHFS provides measures of financial, mortgage and property characteristics for U.S. residential properties with at least one housing rental unit. It is the only data source that provides a comprehensive picture of mortgage financing for all types of rental properties.

The RHFS collects data on:

• Property value, purchase price, year built, year acquired, number of buildings, number of rental units and recent improvements and upgrades.
• Rental status and monthly rents in residential buildings.
• Commercial use of space with residential structures.
• Property management and ownership status.
• Benefits received from federal, state and local governmental and nongovernmental programs.
• Number of mortgages (or debts) on the property, original/outstanding loan amounts, interest rates and frequency of payments (biweekly, monthly, annually, one-time, etc.).

The Census Bureau conducts this HUD-sponsored survey. Data were collected from May-November 2021. The survey’s reference period was all 12 months of 2020.

For more information about the RHFS, visit Rental Housing Finance Survey.

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