by Geoffrey Gardner

Sales of existing houses have skidded to a 10-year low, and families are still losing the homes they once owned.

In response, President Bush recently signed the multi-billion-dollar Housing and Economic Recovery Act.

Plus, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, or HUD, is working on specific programs as part of a bigger push to ease the housing crisis.

For more, Farai Chideya speaks with HUD Secretary Steve Preston.

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