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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451408803321

Titolo

Revisiting rental housing [[electronic resource] ] : policies, programs, and priorities / / Nicolas P. Retsinas, Eric S. Belsky, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2008

ISBN

0-8157-7412-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (382 p.)

Collana

James A. Johnson metro series

Altri autori (Persone)

RetsinasNicolas Paul <1946->

BelskyEric S

Disciplina

333.33/8

Soggetti

Rental housing - United States

Housing policy - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Joint Center for Housing Studies, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction : why rental housing is the neglected child of American shelter / Anthony Downs -- Overview : rental housing challenges and policy responses / Eric S. Belsky and Rachel Bogardus Drew -- Where poor renters live in our cities : dynamics and determinants / Stuart S. Rosenthal -- The costs of concentrated poverty : neighborhod property markets and the dynamics of decline / George C. Galster, Jackie M. Cutsinger, and Ron Malega -- Spillovers and subsidized housing : the impact of subsidized rental housing on neighborhoods / Ingrid Gould Ellen -- Designing subsidized rental housing programs : what have we learned? / Jill Khadduri and Charles Wilkins -- Subsidized housing and employment : building evidence of what works  / James A. Riccio - From hurdles to bridges : local land-use regulations and the pursuit of affordable rental housing / Rolf Pendall -- Capital for small rental properties : preserving a vital housing resource / William C. Apgar and Shekar Narasimhan -- Just suppose : housing subsidies for low-income renters / John M. Quigley -- Rethinking U.S. rental housing policy : a new bluepring for federal, state, and local action / Bruce Katz and Margery Austin Turner.

Sommario/riassunto

"Reviews the contributing factors and primary problems generated by the operation of rental markets. Dissects how policies and programs



have--or have not--dealt with the primary challenges, what improvements--if any--have been gained, and the lessons learned in the process. Looks to potential new directions in housing policy"--Provided by publisher.