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A Brookings Institution Press and Harvard University Joint Center for Housing Studies publication
A generation ago little attention was focused on low-income homeownership. Today homeownership rates among under-served groups, including low-income households and minorities, have risen to record levels. These groups are no longer at the margin of the housing market; they have benefited from more flexible underwriting standards and greater access to credit. However, there is still a racial/ethnic gap and the homeownership rates of minority and low-income households are still well below the national average.
This volume gathers the observations of housing experts on low-income homeownership and its effects on households and communities. The book is divided into five chapters which focus on the following subjects: homeownership trends in the 1990s; overcoming borrower constraints; financial returns to low-income homeowners; low-income loan performance; and the socioeconomic impact of homeownership.
| Published | May 28 2004 |
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| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 495 |
| ISBN | 9780815706038 |
| Imprint | Brookings Institution Press |
| Series | James A. Johnson Metro Series |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
