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Affordable Housing: A Proposal for Equity-Rental Trades

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As a result of the last decade’s 2009–2022 ongoing transference of mortgages to government-sponsored entities and the Federal Reserve, the home mortgage market is now quasi-nationalized. The proposal herein is to allow homeowners in financial trouble to engage in federal government equity-for-rental trades. These trades would help provide housing security for millions. Such a program would also provide a favorable backdrop for additional governmental building and ownership of affordable housing in the open spaces surrounding major metropolitan areas. Open-space communities would avoid current housing efforts plagued by density problems. They would also further the argument for building much-needed energy-efficient mass transit systems.

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  • Craig Medlen, 2025. "Affordable Housing: A Proposal for Equity-Rental Trades," Journal of Economic Issues, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 59(4), pages 1174-1190, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:mes:jeciss:v:59:y:2025:i:4:p:1174-1190
    DOI: 10.1080/00213624.2025.2575151
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