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The Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 was a United States federal law, which, among other provisions, amended the Housing Act of 1937 to create Section 8 housing, [7] authorized "Entitlement Communities Grants" to be awarded by HUD, and created the National Institute of Building Sciences. [8]
The United States Housing Authority, or USHA, was a federal agency created during 1937 within the United States Department of the Interior by the Housing Act of 1937 as part of the New Deal. It was designed to lend money to the states or communities for low-cost construction.
In the 1970s, when studies showed that the worst housing problem afflicting low-income people was no longer substandard housing, but the high percentage of income spent on housing, Congress passed the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, further amending the U.S. Housing Act of 1937 to create the Section 8 Program. In the Section 8 ...
Housing Act of 1937 (aka Wagner-Steagall Act) 1937: Public Housing Federal: Provided for subsidies to be paid from the U.S. government to local public housing agencies (LHAs) to improve living conditions for low-income families. Housing Act of 1949: 1949 [definition needed] Federal [definition needed] Housing Act of 1954: 1954: Public housing ...
June 27, 1934 – The National Housing Act creates the Federal Housing Administration, which helps provide mortgage insurance on loans made by FHA-approved lenders. [7] September 1, 1937 – Housing Act of 1937 creates the U.S. Housing Authority, which helps enact slum clearance projects and construction of low-rent housing.
A request by L.A. County to temporarily waive state housing laws drew the ire from advocates who accused the county of skirting efforts aimed at boosting affordable housing.
One result of housing issues that occurred during the Great Depression was the passage of the Housing Act of 1937, often referred to as the Wagner-Steagall Act. This act established public housing in the United States. [14] Within the first four years of its establishment, 170,000 housing units were created. [15]
The capital gains tax exclusion for primary residences hasn’t changed since 1997. The dramatic gains in home values mean this tax law is worsening the housing crisis.