{"product_id":"well-worth-saving-9780226082448","title":"Well Worth Saving","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTells the story of the disastrous housing market during the Great Depression and the extent to which an immensely popular New Deal relief program, the Home Owners' Loan Corporation (HOLC), was able to stem foreclosures by buying distressed mortgages from lenders and refinancing them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"For Well Worth Saving, Price Fishback, Jonathan Rose, and Kenneth Snowden have assembled compelling new data to reassess the costs and benefits of the Home Owners' Loan Corporation, developing the broader intellectual history of housing support and relating their findings to the recent financial crisis in the United States and current government programs aimed at providing relief to distressed mortgage holders. This is a well-executed and thorough work.\" (Kris James Mitchener, Santa Clara University)\"","brand":"The University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49399936647511,"sku":"9780226082448","price":31.35,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780226082448.jpg?v=1730469196","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/well-worth-saving-9780226082448","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}