NAHB urged the lawmakers to take a balanced approach in disposing of the large inventory of real estate owned (REO) properties held by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Federal Housing Administration.
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) issued the most comprehensive look yet at the built environment’s role in economic recovery, highlighting six specific policy steps that will generate jobs and help grow the American economy.
Taking more from a struggling private sector can only be justified if we think government spending will be more useful than the private spending and investment it replaces.