This paper uses the survey data of 775 urban residents in three places of Hubei Province to explore the impact of housing provident funds on residents' purchase behavior based on the simple expansion of Logit model. This paper also analyzes the different role of housing provident fund for residents from the perspective of housing standards and differences in housing affordability. The results of the study show that: (1) Residents' participation in the housing provident fund system has a significant positive impact on house purchases, indic...