Rethinking federal housing policy : how to make housing plentiful and affordable

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Main Author: Glaeser, Edward L. 1967-
Other Authors: Gyourko, Joseph E., 1956-
Language:English
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Physical Description:xvi, 204 pages ; 23 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-192) and index.
Published: Washington, D.C. : AEI Press, [2008]
ISBN:9780844742731
0844742732
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505 0 |a How do we know when housing is "affordable"? Poverty and housing affordability -- Affordability across space -- How should housing affordability be measured? -- The state of American housing -- Housing consumption over time -- House prices, income, amenities -- Housing prices and construction costs -- Public intervention in U.S. housing markets-a historical perspective -- Housing regulation and externalities -- Correcting market failures -- In-kind redistribution -- Conclusion -- Current policies-price and quantity controls -- Price controls -- Quantity regulations #1: building codes -- Quantity regulations #2: land-use restrictions -- Hybrid price and quantity controls: inclusionary zoning -- Massachusetts Chapter 40B -- The Mount Laurel decision -- Conclusion -- Other interventions in housing markets-taxes and subsidies -- The tax code and homeownership -- Credit market interventions : the rise of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac -- Project-based subsidy programs for the development of affordable housing : public housing and low income housing tax credit programs -- Tenant-based subsidies for the consumption of affordable housing: Section 8 vouchers -- Conclusion: towards a new national housing policy -- The growing affordability problem in markets with high land costs -- One size does not fit all -- Can the federal government induce localities to permit more construction? Reforming the home mortgage interest deduction -- Ensuring the poor can consume some minimum housing quality: vouchers -- Summary and conclusion. 
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