Developing federal land could produce a surge in new housing, but it faces some of the same obstacles that builders encounter ...

The U.S. government has launched a task force to turn federal land into residential areas for affordable housing.

Success will depend not only on how quickly and broadly the plan is implemented, but on making sure any newly opened land is ...

The Trump Administration has taken the first step in making good on the president’s campaign promise to open up federal lands ...

Fox Business Trump official reveals plan to map critical resources on federal land Posted: February 26, 2025 | Last updated: February 26, 2025 Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum on the ...

A new strategy announced by the Trump Administration would involve developing affordable housing on 'underutilized' public ...

At his confirmation hearing last month, incoming Interior Secretary Doug Burgum pegged the value of America’s federal land at between $1 and $2 trillion, and suggested that developing public land is ...

The announcement comes as many cities and rural communities across the Mountain West struggle with housing affordability.

A taskforce is being launched to identify federal land that may be suitable for the development of affordable homes.