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This historic document, prepared by the Housing and Home Finance Agency for use by American housing advisors preparing to serve in foreign countries or by visitors to the United States to orient themselves to the U.S. system of homebuying, provides an overview of homebuying, property rights, and related matters.
This report is part of the collection of scanned historical documents available to the public.
