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No matter where you live, this affects you

No matter if you live in a single-family home, an apartment, a townhouse or a condo, federal real estate programs affect you. From individual tax deductions to loan guarantees to commercial tax credits, these programs impact nearly every neighborhood in the United States. How could this spending better support economic growth?...

By Ilana Preuss, July 23, 2013

No matter if you live in a single-family home, an apartment, a townhouse or a condo, federal real estate programs affect you.

From individual tax deductions to loan guarantees to commercial tax credits, these programs impact nearly every neighborhood in the United States. How could this spending better support economic growth? How could it better benefit individuals and families? And how could federal taxpayers get more for their money?

Join Smart Growth America and LOCUS, our coalition of responsible real estate developers and investors, on Thursday as we answer these questions and discuss new ideas for federal involvement in real estate.

Federal Involvement in Real Estate: A Call for Action

Online teleconference and Twitter discussion
Thursday, July 25, 2013 – 11:00 AM EDT

On Thursday’s call we’ll discuss a new set of recommendations for how to improve $450 billion worth of annual real estate spending and commitments. The new recommendations have the potential to improve communities across the country.