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Number of Occupied Residential Housing Units Up

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development recently released its biennial American Housing Survey. The survey indicates the number of occupied residential housing units has increased since 2011, with 87 percent of the 133 million residential housing units occupied.

The survey also found the owners’ median monthly costs for housing units decreased by seventy dollars between 2011 and 2013. Contrarily, the median monthly cost for renters increased by five dollars.

This report gives a high-level overview of what is going on in the housing market. The survey also provides details such as how many houses use warm-air furnaces for heating and households’ home improvement activity in the last two years.

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About Renee Changnon

Renee Changnon is the retail outreach coordinator for NRHA. She meets with retailers in their stores and at industry events and introduces them to the services NRHA provides. Renee previously worked as a member of the NRHA communications team. She earned a degree in visual journalism from Illinois State University, where she served as the features editor for the school newspaper. After college, she implemented marketing and promotions initiatives at Jimmy John’s franchise locations across the country. She enjoys exploring books with her book club, Netflix marathons and hosting goat yoga at her apartment complex. Renee Changnon 317-275-9442 rchangnon@nrha.org

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