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Housing Policy: An Introduction

By Paul Balchin , Maureen Rhoden

Book information

Year
2002
ISBN
9780415252133, 9780415252140, 041525213X, 0415252148, 0203421930, 9780203421932, 9780203304792
Open Library ID
OL7488515M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (2748348 bytes)
Edition
4
Pages
512\452
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Housing Policy in the United States is an essential guidebook to, and textbook for, housing policy, it is written for students, practitioners, government officials, real estate developers, and policy analysts. It discusses the most important issues in the field, introduces key concepts and institutions, and examines the most important programs. Written as an introductory text, it explains all concepts, trends, and programs without jargon, and includes empirical data concerning program evaluations, government documents, and studies carried out by the author and other scholars. The first chapters present the context surrounding US housing policy, including basic trends and problems, the housing finance system, and the role of the federal tax system in subsidizing homeowner and rental housing. The middle chapters focus on individual subsidy programs. The closing chapters discuss issues and programs that do not necessarily involve subsidies, including homeownership, mixed-income housing, and governmental efforts to improve access to housing by reducing discriminatory barriers in the housing and mortgage markets. The concluding chapter also offers reflections on future directions of US. housing policy.

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