Austrian Social Housing
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Housing Policy in the Netherlands
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Housing Policy in Japan
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Historical Context for U.S. Housing Policy Part 4: Section 8 Vouchers
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Historical Context for U.S. Housing Policy Part 3: The Fair Housing Act
The Civil Rights movement of the 1960s cast light on the various sites of racism and discrimination imposed on Black Americans. Housing was no exception. The Fair Housing Act of 1968 was a turning point in the battle to ensure equal provision of housing benefits for all. From a legal standpoint, The Fair Housing Act […]
Historical Context for U.S. Housing Policy Part 2: Public Housing
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Housing Policy in the United Kingdom
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Historical Context for U.S. Housing Policy Part 1: The New Deal Era
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Environmental Regulation and Housing Affordability
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Promoting homeownership and supporting renters?
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A source of debate within U.S. housing policy is whether the federal government should favor policies that promote homeownership or policies that support renters. In the United States, homeownership and renting are targeted by our existing housing policies, but which area should be favored by policymakers? With a limited amount of federal funding available, policymakers must weigh the benefits and drawbacks of investing in homeownership or rental as they make policy.