public housing
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Technically, $700,000 would have been enough to buy public housing, but to keep the unit, I’d have to live there for a minimum of five years before I could rent it out.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
He had started considering a move years earlier, when he was living in public housing with a daughter he had from a prior relationship, who is now 12.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
He pledged to re-industrialise the country, push through greater public control of utilities and build more public housing, vowing to unveil a 10-year-plan later this year.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
Burnham could potentially attempt to borrow to fund more public housing, but he would have to ensure this was consistent with the fiscal rules he has also said he will retain.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Tension rose still further over the next few months as a routine decision about the placement of new public housing escalated into a battle over ghettoization.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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