This report is the product of the National Housing Policy Review, an intensive 6-month effort that began in March 1973. This review sought to analyze and assess the federal government's past, present, and future role in meeting the nation's housing needs. This report recounts the history of federal involvement in housing, explains the programs that evolved, assesses the cost-effectiveness of those programs, describes the housing activities of state and local governments, and outlines patterns of housing production and finance and the structure and technology of the housing industry.

This report is part of the collection of scanned historical documents available to the public.