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The American Housing Act of 1949 (Pub. L. 81–171) was a landmark, sweeping expansion of the federal role in mortgage insurance and issuance and the construction of public housing. It was part of President Harry Truman 's program of domestic legislation, the Fair Deal .
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 ...
The establishment of the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) had a significant impact on the housing market in the United States. Homeownership rates experienced a notable increase, rising from 40% in the 1930s to 61% and 65% by 1995. The peak of homeownership was nearly 69% in 2005, coinciding with the height of the US housing bubble.
The Housing Act of 1949, also known as the Taft-Ellender-Wagner Act, provided federal loans to cities to acquire and clear slum areas to be sold to private developers to redevelop in accordance with a plan prepared by the city (normally with new housing), and grants to cover two-thirds of the portion of the city's costs in excess of the sale ...
The housing law dates to 1949, when the federal Housing Act banned racial discrimination in public housing projects. ... They changed the definition of “low-rent housing project” to mean any ...
The Housing and Rent Act (1949) extended federal rent control authority. [ 83 ] The Farmers Home Administration was established (1946) to assist self-help rural housing groups as well as to make grants and loans for the repair and construction of rural homes.
This history suggests that it's time for the federal government to follow the lead of local and state housing activists and create programs that recognize housing is a right not a commodity.
Housing Act of 1949, a major post-World War II national housing policy enacted in the United States; Housing Amendments of 1955 Act, 1955 amendments to the National Housing Act, see 84th United States Congress; Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965, part of President Lyndon B. Johnson's "Great Society" program, which provided a national ...