A second government program a tax credit for first-time home buyers has helped the housing market.
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The city got 150 households into private housing paid for by the federal government's Section 8 housingprogram, and many also into city-operated public housing.
The plan could also fall under the umbrella of the Hope for Homeowners program authorized by the housing rescue bill passed in July and the government takeover of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
An economically populist program that raised taxes on the wealthy and increased government spending on infrastructure, housing, and health care would appear to have a large and receptive audience among average Russians.