President Donald Trump’s Department of Interior and Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) are working up plans to repurpose misused or vacant federal lands for housing projects to make homes affordable again in America.
“America needs more affordable housing, and the federal government can make it happen by making federal land available to build affordable housing stock,” Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and HUD Secretary Scott Turner wrote in a joint op-ed for The Wall Street Journal this week.
“The Interior Department oversees more than 500 million acres of federal land, much of it suitable for residential use. The Department of Housing and Urban Development brings expertise in housing policy and community development. Together we are creating the Joint Task Force on Federal Land for Housing to increase housing supply and decrease costs for millions of Americans.”
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