After World War II, a massive housing shortage affected the United States. The war effort prompted movement from rural areas to cities where munitions manufacturing and other war work was being handled; after the war, many people who had formerly worked on farms opted to stay in more populated areas to take advantage of new opportunities generated by post-war prosperity. Builders such as Jack Nagel of Decron Properties promoted the American dream of home ownership by constructing attractive, quality homes at affordable prices.

1. Home Ownership Crux
of American Boom in
Post-War Years (Part
1)
By Jack Nagel Decron Properties

2. Home Ownership Crux of American
Boom in Post-War Years (Part 1)
After World War II, a massive housing shortage
affected the United States. The war effort
prompted movement from rural areas to cities
where munitions manufacturing and other war
work was being handled; after the war, many
people who had formerly worked on farms opted
to stay in more populated areas to take
advantage of new opportunities generated by
post-war prosperity. Builders such as Jack Nagel
of Decron Properties promoted the American
dream of home ownership by constructing
attractive, quality homes at affordable prices.

3. Home Ownership Crux of American
Boom in Post-War Years (Part 1)
In the new post-war America, urban housing
proved extremely difficult to find. People who
owned large homes often converted them to
smaller residential units and new residential
buildings sprang up in cities across the country.
Nonetheless, many of these new city dwellers
wanted some property around them. Another
American innovation, the reasonably-priced
automobile, fostered the development of single-
family subdivisions and the boom of the suburbs.

4. Home Ownership Crux of American
Boom in Post-War Years (Part 1)
Having founded the California-based company
which was the precursor to Decron Properties,
Jack Nagel built more than 2,000 single-family
homes before the organization turned its focus
to multifamily housing. A survivor of the
Holocaust, he traveled alone to the United
States in 1947 and immediately pursued an
education at New York University. For more
information about Jack Nagel, visit
www.decronproperties.com.