HOUSING & URBAN DEVELOPMENT

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Across
  1. 3. (5 letters): A contract by which one party conveys land, property, services, etc., to another for a specified time, usually in return for a periodic payment.
  2. 7. (6 letters): The value of a property after deducting any outstanding mortgage.
  3. 8. (4 letters): Building ____; regulations establishing minimum standards for construction.
  4. 9. (4 letters): A small piece of land.
  5. 11. (6 letters): The uncontrolled expansion of urban areas.
  6. 13. (10 letters): _______ Housing; dwellings that are accessible to those with modest incomes.
  7. 14. (12 letters): The process of population shift from rural to city areas.
  8. 16. (7 letters): Urban _______; programs aimed at redeveloping run-down city areas.
  9. 18. (7 letters): Public _______; shared passenger-transport services available for public use.
  10. 19. (4 letters): A large, open space in a former industrial building, often converted into an apartment.
  11. 21. (8 letters): A loan obtained to purchase real estate.
  12. 22. (7 letters): A measure of the number of people or housing units per unit area.
Down
  1. 1. (9 letters): An area of undeveloped land around an urban area, often preserved for recreation or agriculture.
  2. 2. (14 letters): The process of wealthier residents moving into and upgrading a previously poorer neighborhood, often displacing existing inhabitants.
  3. 4. (9 letters): A person or company that buys land and builds houses, offices, etc., on it.
  4. 5. (6 letters): A person who occupies land or property rented from a landlord.
  5. 6. (6 letters): Legal mechanism for regulating land use by local governments.
  6. 10. (4 letters): A densely populated urban area characterized by substandard housing and squalor.
  7. 12. (8 letters): The process of designing and managing the growth and development of cities and towns.
  8. 15. (9 letters): An urban area that uses different types of electronic methods and sensors to collect data to manage assets, resources and services efficiently.
  9. 17. (14 letters): Basic physical systems of a city, such as transportation, water, and sewage.
  10. 20. (6 letters): An official document giving someone authorization to do something, e.g., build.