Housing in the United States

Katrin B. Anacker is currently a Professor at the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University, VA, USA.

• Part I. Housing in the United States. 1. Introduction: the Importance of Housing. 2. Housing in Neighborhoods. 3. Housing as a Basic Need versus Housing as a Right. 4. Housing Supply. 5. Housing Demand. 6. Housing Affordability. Part II. Housing Policy in the United States. 7. Introduction: the Importance of Housing Policy. 8. Urban Housing Policy and Owner-Occupied Housing and the Great Depression, the Civil Rights Era, and the Great Recession. 9. Urban Housing Policy and Owner-Occupied Housing. 10. Urban Housing Policy and Renter-Occupied Housing. Appendix.

“Anacker offers a careful and comprehensive guide to how deeply housing affects American social and economic life. Importantly, she also shows how to create inclusive, equitable and sustainable housing markets through local, state, and federal policy.”Dr Deirdre Pfeiffer, Associate Professor, School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Arizona State University“Housing is the biggest expense for most Americans and impacts many facets of public and private life. This book is an essential text that focuses on both of these aspects—housing's role as an economic engine, and the balkanized attempts of various levels of government to promote equity and efficiency in the provision of housing. Tackling each of these subjects is a major contribution by Anacker.” Dr Michael Lens, Associate Professor of Urban Planning and Public Policy at UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs“This book offers a concise review of the key issues involved in housing markets and housing policy in the United States. Katrin Anacker is an expert guide who skillfully introduces and explains these important topics. The book will be an invaluable resource for students, instructors, and other readers.”Dr Shomon Shamsuddin, Associate Professor, Urban & Environment Policy & Planning at Tufts University"Housing in the United States: The Basics by Katrin Anacker provides a highly readable, well-organized, and well-researched overview of the housing policy and housing markets in the United States. The book may become a valuable resource for college students as a sort of CliffsNotes for understanding longer housing texts and for planners and other practitioners to use for a self-organized refresher course."David Varady, Professor in the School of Planning at the University of Cincinnati, review for Journal of the American Planning Association