INFORMATION RESOURCES

To locate housing go to "Housing in Pierce County" TAB 
Associated Press Economic Stress Index: Nationwide By County

Housing Counseling Service Providers Network: http://www.wshfc.org/buyers/counseling.htm
This is a list of pre- and post-purchase housing service providers that work with the Washington State Housing Finance Commission on homeownership programs. Most of the counseling services these agencies provide are free. They provide information on credit, budgeting, becoming mortgage ready, savings plans, default and foreclosure prevention.
Beware Loan Modification Scams!  LoanScamAlert.com
Affordable Housing Cost Study  
     Washington State Department of Commerce - September 2009
Community Indicators for  Pierce County, provided by United Way Pierce County:
 www.indicators.uwpc.org/

Pierce County Data & Analysis
(http://www.co.pierce.wa.us/pc/abtus/ourorg/exec/ecd/data.htm)
Out of Reach 2009 - National Low Income Housing Coalition - Pierce County Data


Tacoma Labor Statistics (http://stats.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_45104.htm#b00-0000)

Pierce County Community Action Resource Guide


FDIC Mortgage Foreclosure Toolkit: Is Foreclosure Knocking at Your Door?
Foreclosure Avoidance Counseling
Foreclosure Needs Scores - Washington counties
Neighborhood Stabilization Data  
NSP Data by Zip Code in Washington
INFORMATION FOR VETERANS: 
    Homeless Veterans Resources Booklet
    Homeless Clinic 253.583.1637   9600 Veterans Drive, Tacoma 98493
    PTSD Information:  http://www.ptsdanonymous.org/ 
    Vets 4 Vets: http://www.vets4vets.us/
    U S Department of Veterans Affairs: www.va.gov
    Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs: www.dva.wa.gov 
         Central Office: 1102 Quince St. SE - PO Box 41150 - Olympia, WA 98504 
         360-725-2200     1-800-562-0132     TDD: 725-2199
    County Veterans Coalition: www.cvcwashington.org   253.798.7449

Resources for Homeless People

Washington State Housing for Homeless Resource Guide

The Road Home  The Pierce County Coalition for the Homeless presents “The Road Home: Ending Chronic Homelessness—A Ten Year Plan for Pierce County”

Pierce County Housing Affordability Task Force - Final Report & Recommendations
(http://www.co.pierce.wa.us/xml/services/home/property/pals/landuse/
housing%20affordability%20final%20report.pdf)


Check out these resources to learn more about Affordable Housing:
Washington State Housing Finance Commission

Washington Center for Real Estate Research (http://www.cb.wsu.edu/~wcrer/)

Housing Washington Newsletter 

Building Changes - A Catalayst for Ending Homelessness - Newsletters 

Washington State Budget & Policy Center

Washington State Department of Commerce

U S Census Bureau (http://www.census.gov/)

US Department of Housing and Urban Development (http://www.hud.gov/renting/)

American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009
ARRA Spending by State - Map (www.usda.gov/recovery/map)

 
HUD Data (http://www.huduser.org/datasets/pdrdatas.html)
or http://www.hud.gov/assist/siteindex.cfm

HUD Report on Regulatory Barriers (http://www.huduser.org/rbc/)

Hispanic Homeownership Reports
(http://www.huduser.org/publications/homeown/hisp_homeownship.html)

DataQuick News [Housing prices] http://www.dqnews.com/ZIPWA.shtm

Municipal Resources & Services Center of Washington: http://www.mrsc.org/

Homes for Working Families (http://www.homesforworkingfamilies.org/approach/solutions/)

Prosperity Partnership  (http://www.prosperitypartnership.org/)

For links to other Puget Sound non-profit housing groups, see:
http://www.housingconsortium.org/members/nonprofits.php
http://www.housingsnohomish.org/index.html

Tips on managing your money and building credit (http://www.tips4you.org)


Affordable Housing Finance (http://www.housingfinance.com)


Brookings Institution (http://www.brookings.edu/)

Urban Institute (http://www.urban.org/)

Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies (http://www.jchs.harvard.edu/)

Housing Policy (http://www.housingpolicy.org/index.html)

Center for Housing Policy (http://www.nhc.org/housing/chp-index/)

Innovative Housing Institute (http://www.inhousing.org/)

Inclusionary Housing Tool from the California Coalition for Rural Housing
(http://calruralhousing.org/)

Corporation for Supportive Housing (http://www.csh.org)

Campaign for Affordable Housing (http://www.tcah.org/research.cfm)

Toolkit for Affordable Housing Development (download pdf)

NeighborWorks America (http://www.nw.org/network/home.asp)

Affordable Housing Finance (http://www.housingfinance.com/)

Consumer Protection Information - Federal Trade Commission