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The Evolution of Housing Policy and Community Development is a course surveying the programs and politics surrounding the evolution of housing, real estate, and urban policy in the United States.  Topics will include low-income housing programs, community development, urban renewal, homeownership, and mortgage financing programs.  Special attention will be given to the practical and ideological implications of the historic interplay between the public and private sectors in formulating policy.  Students will select a city to investigate for a final project that explores contemporary governance and development challenges by utilizing themes from the class.