Housing plan is an important means to guide the healthy development of housing. Japan，the United States，the United Kingdom and Germany have issued national-level housing plans or similar documents. In particular，Japan and the United States have implemented multiple versions of housing plans，which have important reference value for China. This article focuses on the in-depth analysis of the latest national-level housing plans in various countries，and summarizes the experiences that can be used for reference from the aspects of planning status and role，planning goals and indicators，planning logic and key content，and implementation measures. This article also reviews the conduction mechanisms of different-level housing plans in Japan and the United States，and makes suggestions on the compilation of China’s national housing development plan.