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How Will HUD Handle the Affordable Housing Crisis?

Everyone knows about the crisis facing homeowners. But what about those who can't afford a home?
February 18, 2009  |  
 
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Everyone knows about the crisis facing homeowners. But what about those who can't afford a home? The recently signed stimulus sets aside billions of dollars for the Department of Housing and Urban Development to address the needs of low-income families, but new HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan is inheriting an agency crippled by years of neglect.

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