The Senate Committee Report supporting the 2024 Consolidated Appropriations Act tasked HUD with identifying local best practices for collecting, analyzing, and publicizing data on housing turnover, including the following types of turnover: evictions; foreclosures, including both property tax and mortgage foreclosures; and lost housing stock resulting from natural disasters and other unforeseen events. The Senate Report further directed HUD to explore how these practices could inform federal data collection and a standardized measure of housing turnover.

PD&R staff investigated the data available for each of the types of housing turnover identified in the Senate Report, the limitations of these sources, and examples of past and ongoing efforts to assemble and make public these data. Staff consulted with approximately 20 researchers and practitioners, many of whom are or have been involved in the highlighted local efforts, to learn about the barriers they encountered and best practices for collecting and assembling local housing turnover data. Based on these discussions and the identified best practices, the report presents consideration for federal action towards the creation of a standardized measure of housing turnover.