Housing Policy in the United States: An Introduction / Edition 2

by Alex F. Schwartz

Overview

Housing Policy in the United States is an essential introductory textbook that covers the most important issues in the field, introduces key concepts and institutions, and examines the most important programs. It begins with a discussion of the context surrounding U.S. 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. Following this, the book focuses on individual subsidy programs. The closing sections 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. It concludes with reflections on the future directions of U.S. housing policy.

About the Author:
Alex F. Schwartz is Associate Professor at the New School's Milano School for Management and Urban Policy

Product Details

ISBN-13:	2900415802344
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	02/04/2010
Edition description:	Older Edition
Pages:	384
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 1.25(h) x 9.00(d)

About the Author

Alex F. Schwartz is Associate Professor at Milano The New School for Management and Urban Policy and Chairman of the school’s Department of Urban Policy Analysis and Management.

Table of Contents

Introduction     1
Trends, Patterns, Problems     11
Housing Finance     47
Taxes and Housing     69
The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit     83
Public Housing     101
Privately Owned Rental Housing Built with Federal Subsidy     129
Vouchers     149
State and Local Housing Policy and the Nonprofit Sector     177
Housing for People with Special Needs     205
Fair Housing and Community Reinvestment     215
Home Ownership and Income Integration     251
Conclusions     269
References     277
Index     299

Editorial Reviews

"This is THE book to use for courses on housing policy and programs.The book conveys the strengths and weaknesses of America’s crazy-quilt system of housing development, regulation, finance, and policy. Kudos again to Alex Schwartz for making a complex topic understandable, even enjoyable, without over-simplifying."—Peter Dreier, Politics, Occidental College

"This book could not be more timely. At the height of a global financial meltdown brought on by outrageous predatory mortgage lending practices just a few short years ago, this book shines a bright line on both the long term and short term policies that brought us the most devastating economic crisis since the Great Depression."—Gregory Squires, Sociology, George Washington University

"Housing Policy in the United States was already in a class by itself. Now with its updated statistics and analysis of the recent housing crunch, the second edition becomes a "no-brainer" choice as foundational text for social scientists and planners interested in contemporary housing problems and policy responses."—George Galster, Urban Studies and Planning, Wayne State University

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