Rental Housing Finance Survey (RHFS)

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Summary

The Rental Housing Finance Survey (RHFS) provides a current and continuous measure of financial, mortgage, and property characteristics of rental housing properties in the United States. The survey focuses on the financing of rental housing properties, with emphasis on new mortgages, refinanced mortgages, or similar devices such as deeds of trust or land contracts, and the characteristics of debt originations. RHFS included single-family residential and multifamily residential properties with at least one housing unit intended for rent

Agency HUD, PD&R
Related Agency DOC, CENSUS
Data Checkup

Historical Data Availability

No Known Issue

Future Data Availability

No Known Issue

Data Quality

No Known Issue

Statutory Context

High Risk
Statutory authorization is vague.

Staffing and Funding

Moderate Risk
From FY2024 to FY2026, HUD staffing decreased by more than 30%. For fiscal year 2027, the Trump Administration proposed a 13% reduction in HUD funding. From FY2024 to FY2026, the Census Bureau has lost more than 2,500 staff (~20%). While the FY27 President's Budget requests an approximately 30% increase for the Census Bureau, the proposal recommends reductions to many programs and surveys. In May 2026, the House Appropriations Committee advanced its version of the budget, proposing level funding at FY26 levels.

Policy

No Known Issue
Last updated: 2026-06-22

Details

OMB Control Number 2528-0276
Authorizing Statutes 12 USC Title 12, 13 USC Title 13
Related ICRs
Reference Number Title Agency Status Request Type
202310-2528-004 2024 Rental Housing Finance Survey (RHFS) HUD/PD&R Active
Revision of a currently approved collection
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