Many policymakers argue that the best poverty policy not only provides cash to the poor for
subsistence but also incentives and structures that encourage long-term social and …

Most research on homeownership is conducted on nationally representative samples of
homeowners and fails to isolate the unique experience of low-and moderate-income (LMI) …

Housing Microfinance, a comprehensive overview of housing microfinance worldwide,
provides solid guidance for both international and domestic microfinance institutions that are …

There is an emerging policy and academic discussion, supported by a growing body of
empirical evidence, regarding the potentially positive effects of asset accumulation in …

From the very first negotiations of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and
Cultural Rights half a century ago to the present day, socio-economic rights have often been …

Despite an unprecedented boom in homeownership that added seven million net new
owners between 1994 and 1999 and drove the homeownership rate nearly three …

In recent years, increasing homeownership among blacks, as well as other minority groups,
has been a major federal policy objective in the United States. Black homeownership in the …

Income and wealth disparity continue to widen among US households. Efforts to combat
poverty generally consist of income-based policies while wealth creation involves asset …

Despite the recent recession and accompanying housing crisis, important gains have
occurred in US homeownership over the past several decades; however, wide inequalities …

As of March 2003, the immigrant population in the United States (US) has reached 33.5
million individuals. Finding a way out of poverty is very difficult for many immigrants due to …