Housing policy in the United States / Alex F. Schwartz.
2010
HD7293 .S373 2010 (Mapit)
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Title
Housing policy in the United States / Alex F. Schwartz.
Author
Schwartz, Alex F., 1957-
Edition
2nd ed.
ISBN
9780415802345 (pbk.)
0415802342 (pbk.)
9780415802338
0415802334
0415802342 (pbk.)
9780415802338
0415802334
Imprint
New York : Routledge, 2010.
Language
English
Description
xv, 368 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Call Number
HD7293 .S373 2010
Dewey Decimal Classification
363.5/5610973
Summary
The most widely used and most widely referenced "basic book" on housing policy in the United States has now been substantially revised to examine the turmoil resulting from the collapse of the housing market in 2007 and the related financial crisis. The text covers the impact of the crisis in depth, including policy changes put in place and proposed by the Obama administration. This new edition also includes the latest data on housing trends and program budgets, and an expanded discussion of homelessnessof homelessness.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Trends, patterns, problems
Housing finance
Taxes and housing
The low-income housing tax credit
Public housing
Privately owned rental housing built with federal subsidy
Vouchers
State and local housing policy and the nonprofit sector
Housing for people with special needs
Fair housing and community reinvestment
Home ownership and income integration
Conclusions.
Trends, patterns, problems
Housing finance
Taxes and housing
The low-income housing tax credit
Public housing
Privately owned rental housing built with federal subsidy
Vouchers
State and local housing policy and the nonprofit sector
Housing for people with special needs
Fair housing and community reinvestment
Home ownership and income integration
Conclusions.