Numerous studies have found that foreclosed properties sell at a discount and push down
the sale prices of nearby properties, which may be partly driven by poorer maintenance of …

Since the onset of the foreclosure crisis, many communities have faced a glut of properties
that have completed the foreclosure process and are now owned by banks or other …

Ten years after the mortgage crisis, the US housing market has rebounded significantly with
house prices now near the peak achieved during the boom. Homeownership rates, on the …

About half of the rental properties in the US are owned by small-to medium-sized investors,
many of whom enter the trade with little prior experience. This paper considers the factors …

Following the Great Recession, homeownership rates declined precipitously, raising
concerns for the stability and well–being of neighborhoods. While many studies document …

In the fall of 2011 the What Works Collaborative convened a meeting of researchers, policy
makers, and practitioners to help frame a research agenda to inform policy making on issues …

The past decade has been marked by a massive housing bubble and foreclosure crisis.
During the first half of the decade, home prices nationally experienced unprecedented …

While the human ecological model views neighbourhood instability as a function of
household-level decisions, the present study draws on a political economy of place …

This study examines trajectories of foreclosed properties in areas severely impacted by the
foreclosure crisis and their association with local crime and disorder. Studies have found …

This dissertation examines how gentrification—a class transformation—unfolds along racial
and ethnic lines. Using a new conceptual framework, considering the city-level context of …