60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: 2027 Rental Housing Finance Survey

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September 25, 2026

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Housing and Urban Development Department

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HUD is seeking approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the information collection described below. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is requesting comment from all interested parties on the proposed collection of information. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 185 (Friday, September 25, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60978-60979]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-19651]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7103-N-08; OMB Control No.: 2528-0276]

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: 2027 Rental
Housing Finance Survey

AGENCY: Office of Policy Development and Research, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: HUD is seeking approval from the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for the information collection described below. In
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is requesting comment
from all interested parties on the proposed collection of information.
The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: November 24, 2026.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection can be sent within 60 days of publication of
this notice to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>. Interested persons are also invited
to submit comments regarding this proposal and comments should refer to
the proposal by name and/or OMB Control Number and should be sent to:
Peter Mateyka, Survey Statistician, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20410. Comments may also
be submitted via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#015145535174636d6862426e6c6c646f7572416974652f666e77"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="98c8dccac8edfaf4f1fbdbf7f5f5fdf6ecebd8f0edfcb6fff7ee">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peter Mateyka, Survey Statistician,
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW,
Washington, DC 20410; email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#29794c5d4c5b07630764485d4c50424869415c4d074e465f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c191a4b5a4b3ef8bef8ca0b5a4b8aaa081a9b4a5efa6aeb7">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>, telephone (202)
402-5873. This is not a toll-free number. HUD welcomes and is prepared
to receive calls from individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing, as
well as individuals with speech or communication disabilities. To learn
more about how to make an accessible telephone call, please visit
<a href="https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs">https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs</a>. Copies of available supporting documents for the proposed
collection may be obtained from Mr. Mateyka.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that HUD is
seeking approval from OMB for the information collection described in
Section A.

A. Overview of Information Collection

Title of Information Collection: 2027 Rental Housing Finance
Survey.
OMB Approval Number: 2528-0276.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Form Number: N/A.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The
Rental Housing Finance Survey (RHFS) provides a measure of financial,
mortgage, and property characteristics of rental housing properties in
the United States. RHFS focuses on mortgage financing of rental housing
properties, with emphasis on new originations for purchase-money
mortgages and refinancing, and the characteristics of these new
originations.
The RHFS collects data on property values of residential
structures, characteristics of residential structures, rental status
and rental value of units within the residential structures, commercial
use of space within residential structures, property management status,
ownership status, a detailed assessment of mortgage financing, and
benefits received from Federal, state, local, and non-governmental
programs. Many of the questions are the same or similar to those found
on the 1995 Property Owners and Managers Survey, the rental housing
portion of the 2001 Residential Finance Survey, and previous
collections of the Rental Housing Finance Survey. In the 2027 RHFS, HUD
plans to collect new data on the types of rental properties owned by
owners who own multiple properties; new categories of maintenance and
repair costs, including costs associated with natural disasters; new
categories of capital improvement costs, including improvement and
replacement costs associated with natural disasters; and data on
evictions and the eviction process. This survey does not duplicate work
done in other existent HUD surveys or studies that deal with rental
units financing.
Policy analysts, program managers, budget analysts, and
Congressional staff

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can use the survey's results to advise executive and legislative
branches about the mortgage finance characteristics of the rental
housing stock in the United States and the suitability of public policy
initiatives. Academic researchers and private organizations will also
utilize the data to facilitate their research and projects. The
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) needs the RHFS data
for the following two reasons:
1. This is the only source of information on the rental housing
finance characteristics of rental properties.
2. HUD needs this information to gain a better understanding of the
mortgage finance characteristics of the rental housing stock in the
United States to evaluate, monitor, and design HUD programs.
Respondents: Owners and managers of rental properties.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 10,000.
Frequency of Response: One time every three years.
Average Hours per Response: 1.
Total Estimated Burdens: 10,000 hours.

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Number of Frequency of Responses per Burden hour per Annual burden Hourly cost per
Information collection respondents response annum response hours response Annual cost
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RHFS............................. 10,000 1 10,000 1 10,000 $44.50 $445,000
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B. Solicitation of Public Comment

This notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and
affected parties concerning the collection of information described in
Section A on the following:
(1) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have practical utility;
(2) The accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information;
(3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
(4) Ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
those who are to respond; including through the use of appropriate
automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.
HUD encourages interested parties to submit comment in response to
these questions.

C. Authority

44 U.S.C. 3507.

Todd M. Richardson,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.
[FR Doc. 2026-19651 Filed 9-24-26; 8:45 am]
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