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Biden Administration Looks to Cap Rent Hikes

Appraisal Buzz

It would include an exception for new construction and substantial renovation or rehabilitation. The Biden Administration believes that a combination of both anti-price gouging policies and the construction of more affordable housing can effectively balance the needs of tenants. BLM is considering an additional 562.5

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To spur affordable housing, the federal government is selling land for dirt cheap

Housing Wire

Department of the Interior announced this week its plans to arrange the sale of federal land to the State of Nevada in an effort to spur construction of affordable housing units in the Las Vegas metropolitan area.

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Trump’s plan to build houses on federal land, explained

Housing Wire

Politico reported in August that proposals to sell federal land to developers for housing construction have notably appeared in both the Republican National Committee’s 2024 platform and in President Joe Biden’s housing plan , when he was still in the running. A lot of construction labor is undocumented labor,” Fairweather said. “If