Chasing the American Dream : : New Perspectives on Affordable Homeownership /

Chasing the American Dream : : New Perspectives on Affordable Homeownership / / ed. by William M. Rohe, Harry L. Watson.

Providing decent, safe, and affordable housing to low- and moderate-income families has been an important public policy goal for more than a century. In recent years there has been a clear shift of emphasis among policymakers from a focus on providing affordable rental units to providing affordable...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Backlist 2000-2013
MitwirkendeR:
Belsky, Eric S.,
Bohl, Charles C.,
Bratt, Rachel G.,
Collins, ]. Michael,
Davis, Walter,
Duda, Mark,
Friedman, Avi,
Goetz, Edward G.,
Quercia, Roberto G.,
Reid, Carolina Katz,
Retsinas, Nicolas,
Rohe, William M.,
Stegman, Michael A.,
Vale, Lawrence J.,
Watson, Harry L.,
Zandt, Shannon Van,
HerausgeberIn:
Rohe, William M.,
Watson, Harry L.,
Place / Publishing House:Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2018]
©2007
Year of Publication:2018
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (328 p.) :; 33 tables, 18 charts/graphs, 3 maps, 5 halftones
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • 1. Introduction: Homeownership in American Culture and Public Policy
  • Part I: Historical Perspectives
  • 2. The Ideological Origins of Affordable Homeownership Efforts
  • 3. Homeownership for Low-Income Households: A Comparison of the Section 235, Nehemiah, and Habitat for Humanity Programs
  • Part II: Political Perspectives
  • 4. Federal Policies Promoting Affordable Homeownership: Separating the Accidental from the Strategic
  • 5. Is Housing Tenure the New Neighborhood Dividing Line? The Polarizing Politics of Homeownership
  • Part III: Design and Planning Perspectives
  • 6. Affordable Housing Design for Place Making and Community Building
  • 7. The Use of Architectural Flexibility for Achieving Mfordability in Housing
  • PART IV: EconomicPenpectiv
  • 8. The Wealth-Creating Potential of Homeownership: A Preliminary Assessment of Price Appreciation among Low-Income Homebuyers
  • 9. The Financial Returns to Low-Income Homeownership
  • Part V: Social Perspectives
  • 10. The Social-Psychological Effects of Affordable Homeownership
  • 11. Locating the American Dream: Assessing the Neighborhood Benefits of Homeownership
  • References
  • Contributors
  • Index

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