Now that the Democratic Party has an office there, says Mr Fong, the housing department takes swifter note of residents' requests and complaints.

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But Schumer's report also relies on data culled by the Department of Labor and the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise oversight.

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We also factored in home price appreciation data (the percentage by which property values have increased), as determined by the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, part of the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development.

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