<oai_dc:dc xmlns:oai_dc="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc.xsd"><dc:title>Addressing Speculative Real Estate Practices: A Call for Regulation and Protection</dc:title><dc:date>1945-07-07</dc:date><dc:creator>unknown</dc:creator><dc:rights>http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/</dc:rights><dc:language>eng</dc:language><dc:identifier>http://congressarchives.org/record/CAC_CC_047_1_6_44_0004</dc:identifier><dc:description>The document is a response to a previous letter discussing the issue of high prices in the real estate market. The writer expresses support for price controls and suggests implementing a tax on profits from the sale of homes held for a short period of time to prevent speculation. They also advocate for keeping restrictions off builders to encourage a building boom and suggest that curbing speculation in the real estate market is necessary to avoid economic disaster. The document also touches on the issue of veterans buying homes post-war and the potential for government intervention in setting prices for property sales.</dc:description></oai_dc:dc>