The US faces a severe shortage of affordable homes, with 7 million units needed to address the issue. In response, the Interior Department and Department of Housing and Urban Development have joined forces to find underutilized federal land that can be used for development, potentially increasing the nation’s affordable housing supply.
Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-17/trump-team-unveils-plans-to-build-housing-on-federal-land