RR07-13: The effect of local land use regulations on housing markets has been the subject of extensive research and discussion among both urban economists and…
This piece is the first in a four-part series on innovations in design and construction co-published with The Brookings Institution. It summarizes findings from a report…
This piece is the second in a four-part series on innovations in design and construction co-published with The Brookings Institution. It summarizes findings from a report…
Ann Carpenter, Taz George, Lisa Nelson
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August 29, 2019
Contract for deed home sales, a once-notorious practice that seemingly faded into obscurity in the 1970s, have gained greater attention in the wake of the foreclosure crisis…
Jonathan Spader, Jenny Schuetz, Alvaro Cortes
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August 28, 2015
The relationship between neighborhood physical environment and social disorder, particularly crime, is of critical interest to urban economists and sociologists, as well as…
W03-1: The growing number of frail seniors in the U.S. has prompted considerable concern over the provision of long-term care. Seniors are living longer and staying…
W06-3: Local governments frequently restrict multifamily housing by limiting the districts where it is allowed, creating procedural barriers to development, and…
The boom and bust in nonprime and nontraditional mortgage lending in the United States is without precedent. The factors that fueled the boom and the way it unfolded sowed…
