Post-Katrina focus turns to home ownership 
Bush's plans call for Urban Homesteading Act
By Jessica Swesey, Monday, September 19, 2005.President Bush is promoting home ownership in the wake of Hurricane Katrina with plans for an Urban Homesteading Act, which would make some federally owned land free to eligible low-income families through a lottery.
In return, the families would pledge to build homes on the lots with either a mortgage or help from a charitable organization like Habitat for Humanity.
Bush unveiled the homesteading plans Thursday during his address to the nation from Jackson Square, New Orleans, saying, "When the houses are rebuilt, more families should own, not rent, those houses."
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