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Rental Housing Finance Survey (RHFS) Questionnaire and Glossary

On this page, you will find both the Glossary of rental housing and financial terms but also the actual questionnaire used by the Rental Housing Finance Survey (RHFS).

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Questionnaire

This document provides the survey questions that respondents were asked.

2015 RHFS Items Booklet

Glossary of Rental Housing Finance Survey (RHFS) Terms

This document provides definitions and explanations of terms used in the RHFS.

2015 RHFS Glossary of Terms

Page Last Revised - September 14, 2026

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