Corporate landlords are eroding the American Dream of homeownership, especially in Black neighborhoods.

Billings, Stephen and Soliman, Adam (2023) Corporate landlords are eroding the American Dream of homeownership, especially in Black neighborhoods. USApp – American Politics and Policy Blog (18 Dec 2023). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

There has been a growing trend for institutional investors to purchase single-family homes and convert them to permanent rental properties. At the same time, homeownership rates for Black households have declined on par with the Great Recession. In new research, Stephen Billings and Adam Soliman find that investor purchases led to a decline in property values for nearby homes, almost exclusively in Black neighborhoods, as well as an increase in crime and reduced political participation and property maintenance.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/
Additional Information:	© 2023 The Author(s)
Divisions:	Centre for Economic Performance
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology J Political Science > JK Political institutions (United States) H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
Date Deposited:	09 Jan 2024 08:39
Last Modified:	14 Sep 2024 03:56
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/121219

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