Over the last two years, the United States has observed, with some horror, the explosion and
collapse of entire segments of the housing market, especially those driven by subprime and …

Community organizing groups that have built coalitions for local change over the past few
decades are now involving young people as leaders in efforts to improve quality of life. The …

Although previous research shows that prices of homes in neighborhoods with foreclosures
are lower than those in neighborhoods without foreclosures, it remains unclear whether the …

To measure the impact of foreclosures on nearby property values, we use a database that
combines data on 1997 and 1998 foreclosures with data on neighborhood characteristics …

Urban theorists have tried for decades to define exactly what a neighborhood is. But behind
that daunting existential question lies a much murkier problem: never mind how you define …

Purpose Prior studies have largely been unable to account for how variations in inequality
across larger areas might impact crime rates in neighborhoods. We examine this broader …

Community organizing—a field of practice in which residents collaboratively investigate and
undertake sustained collective action regarding social issues of mutual concern—has often …

Previous research has shown that housing abandonment contributes to neighborhood
decline by depressing nearby property values. However, most past research estimated the …

The costs of foreclosure often spill over from foreclosed properties to other nearby
properties. This short paper reviews some of the research on foreclosure's price-depressing …

Vacant urban areas (VUAs) can consist of both vacant land and abandoned structures. In
this article, the authors summarize a recent survey on VUA, examine current conditions and …