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Important AHS Announcement: Major Updates in the American Housing Survey Table Creator!

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HUD and Census are excited to announce additional functionally and revisions to 2015 and 2017 tables in the American Housing Survey (AHS) Table Creator.

TOP 15 METROPOLITAN AREAS MENU OPTION ADDED TO 2015

Users can now select "Top 15 Metropolitan Areas" from the "Select area" dropdown menu. While this option is new for 2015 it was previously available for 2017. Selecting this option produces a side-by-side comparison of the 15 largest metropolitan areas, sorted from largest to smallest (according to 2013 American Community Survey (ACS) population totals).

SUPPRESSION REMOVED FOR SELECTED ESTIMATES

For the following items, some estimates were previously suppressed. Due to changes in the application of suppression rules, many estimates are no longer suppressed and are now available in the Table Creator.

Column Variables impacted:

Year Structure Built, Square Footage of Unit

Tables and Stubs impacted:

Housing Unit Characteristics

Year Structure Built, Stories in Structure, Manufactured/Mobile Home Size, Square Footage of Unit Lot Size

General Housing

Year Structure Built, Stories in Structure, Manufactured/Mobile Home Size

Rooms, Size, and Amenities

Square Footage of Unit, Lot Size

Housing Costs

Monthly Cost Paid for Real Estate Taxes, Monthly Cost Paid for Homeowner or Renter Insurance, Monthly Homeowner or Condominium Association Fee Amount, Monthly Cost Paid for Lot/Land Rent

Value, Purchase Price, and Source of Down Payment

Value, Down Payment, How Acquired, First-Time Owners, Lead Pipes

Mortgage Characteristics

Total, Type of Loan, Total Remaining Debt Across All Mortgages or Similar Debts, Reason Primary Mortgage Refinanced

Additional Mortgage Characteristics

Households With At Least One Regular Mortgage, Interest Rate of Mortgage, Mortgage Origination, Percentage Used for Purchase of Home, Monthly Mortgage Payment Amount

Interest Included in Mortgage Payment, Items Included in Mortgage Payment

Home Improvement Characteristics

Routine Maintenance Costs in Typical Year

Rent Subsidies and Rental Property Management

Type of Government Subsidy (Matched Data)

For a complete list of revisions to the 2015 and 2017 Tables in today's release, please visit AHS Table Creator Release Notes for revision to data, known errata, and other information about data available through the tool.

Thank you for your continued interest in the American Housing Survey. The AHS team is committed to making it as easy as possible to access and use AHS data. We want to hear from you. If you have questions or suggestions, call us at 1-800-245-2691 or email us at helpdesk@huduser.gov.

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