ISBN 9780415252133 | 041525213X Textbooks - "Housing Policy In The United States An Introduction" by Alex F Schwartz

Author: Alex F. Schwartz
ISBN 10: 041525213X
ISBN 13: 9780415252133
Edition: 4
Release: June 7, 2002
Format: Hardcover (512 pages)
List Price: $204.00
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List Price: $204.00

Tags: Business & Investing, Popular Economics, General,

Book 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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