Chasing the American Dream: New Perspectives on Affordable Homeownership

Book Overview

Providing decent, safe, and affordable housing to low- and moderate-income families has been an important public policy goal for more than a century. In recent years there has been a clear shift of emphasis among policymakers from a focus on providing affordable rental units to providing affordable homeownership opportunities. Due in part to programs introduced by the Clinton and Bush administrations, the nation's homeownership rate is currently...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801473616
• ISBN13: 9780801473616
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher