Rapid and widespread gentrification in US neighborhoods in recent decades has provoked debate over its relationship to neighborhood racial and ethnic composition. Empirical…
Foreclosures disproportionately hit minority neighborhoods across the U.S. during the housing crisis. In Boston, over 80 percent of foreclosures took place in just five of…
W15-1: This study examines trajectories of foreclosed properties in areas severely impacted by the foreclosure crisis and their association with local crime and disorder…
From time to time, Housing Perspectives features posts by guest bloggers. This post was written by Rob Couch, a member of the Banking and Financial Services, Real Estate and…
MISC13-1: Homeownership rates continue to plummet throughout the country, disproportionately penalizing African Americans, Hispanics, and younger people. Recent…