Housing/Land Use - General Sites

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Urban Land Institute - Urban Land Institute - Think tank devoted to urban economic development, planning and real estate issues
Federal Housing Finance Agency FHFA - FHFA is the regulator and conservator of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the regulator of the 12 Federal Home Loan Banks.
KnowledgePlex - Central resource for urban planners organized by the Fannie Mae Foundation for housing and community development.
Local Government Commission - Local Government Commission. Site focuses on urban planning and building livable cities. Also Energy Clearinghouse.
New Urban News - Covers trends in New Urbanism and smart growth.
Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission - The Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission (NIPC) is the official comprehensive planning agency for six counties — Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will — that form the greater Chicago metropolitan area. NIPC works with local governments and others to promote sensible growth.

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U.S. Census Housing Statistics - Housing data from the Census, including statistics on physical structure, age, owner occupancy, values and rental costs.
Zillow.com - Site provides free access to estimated real estate prices as well as historical purchase prices, assessment values, property details and aerial satellite views of the properties.
Association of Local Housing Finance Agencies
City Research - Site focuses on urban economics, real estate markets, urban policy and economics education.
Congress for the New Urbanism - Non-profit organization focused on building cities and towns in the spirit of new urbanism.
Council of Large Public Housing Authorities
Cyurbia - Internet forum featuring urban planning articles, commentary and discussions. Site includes a planning portal and a listing of relevant web sites.
EasyTaxFix.com - Online automated service to determine whether assessed value for property tax can be readjusted.
Enterprise Foundation (The)
Fannie Mae - Provides financing for low and moderate income families to achieve home ownership.
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