Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner and Interior Department (DOI) Secretary Doug Burgum announced in an opinion piece in The Wall Street Journal that their organizations would make “federal land available to build affordable housing stock.”
However, it will take time to see if the approach works as there is much more to residential development than having available land, though it is an important element.
The two officials said that HUD would identify where housing needs are most pressing and work with state and local leaders who know their communities' needs best. The Department of the Interior would identify locations that could support homes “while carefully considering environmental impact and land-use restrictions.” They are currently creating a joint task force to investigate how to use federal lands to increase the housing supply.
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