W04-10: Differences in the supply of housing generate substantial variation in housing prices across the United States. Because housing prices influence migration, the…
Ingrid Gould Ellen, Scott Susin, Amy Ellen Schwartz, Michael Schill
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October 13, 2001
In this paper, we look at the impact of two New York City homeownership programs on surrounding property values. Both of these programs—the Nehemiah Plan and the New Homes…
William Goetzmann, Matthew Spiegel
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October 8, 2001
Homeownership increases the incentive to maintain property and neighborhood, as well as decreasing the outflow of rents from low-income zones. However these benefits are not…
Eric Belsky, Michael Schill, Anthony Yezer
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August 25, 2001
This analysis considers the extent to which the Community Reinvestment Act has led institutions under its authority to increase the number of home purchase mortgage loans to…