Housing policy in the united states alex f schwartz on amazoncom free shipping on qualifying offers the classic primer for its subject housing policy in the united states has been substantially revised in the wake of the 2007 near collapse of the housing market and the nations recent signs of recovery like its previous editions. Public housing in the united states is administered by federal state and local agencies to provide subsidized assistance for low income households public housing is priced much below the market rate allowing people to live in more convenient locations rather than move away from the city in search of lower rents. 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 analystsit discusses the most important issues in the field introduces key concepts and institutions and examines the most important programs. The classic primer for its subject housing policy in the united states has been substantially revised in the wake of the 2007 near collapse of the housing market and the nations recent signs of recovery like its previous editions this standard volume offers a broad overview of the field but . H000098 housing policy in the united states the most significant and most expensive housing policy in the united states is the treatment of owner occupied housing for tax purposes this treatment of housing under the tax code is analogous to that in many other countries for example sweden but certainly not in all developed countries for ex