Build homes. Charge at cost.
Build Vienna-style social housing with rents tied to construction, financing, maintenance and reserves. Your own home remains private property.
Realistic now
A standing public builder builds new social housing directly and preserves publicly owned homes on public land. Rent help can prevent eviction, but payments to corporate landlords transfer public dollars to owners without necessarily adding homes.
The ideal
A large, well-maintained public housing sector at cost, open across incomes, alongside protected private homeownership.
Benefits
Adding homes keeps the public investment in lasting housing and gives renters another option.
Costs / risks
Private builders remain legal for high-end homes. Land, construction, repairs and local approvals still matter. Publish costs, vacancies, wait times and maintenance performance.
Real life
Vienna has city-owned and subsidized limited-profit housing. Its eligibility and financing differ from this US proposal.