Published: 2014 | Christian A. L. Hilber and Tracy M. Turner | Review of Economics and Statistics Abstract This paper examines the impact of the combined U.S. state and federal mortgage interest deduction (MID) on homeownership attainment, using data from…
Land use regulations and the value of land and housing: An intra-metropolitan analysis
Published: 2014 | Nils Koka, Paavo Monkkonen, John M.Quigley | Journal of Urban Economics Abstract Inferences about the determinants of land prices in urban areas are typically based on housing transactions, which combine payments for land and long-lived improvements. In…
Density Zoning and Class Segregation in U.S. Metropolitan Areas
Published: 2013 | Jonathan T. Rothwell and Douglas S. Massey Abstract Objectives—Socioeconomic segregation rose substantially in U.S. cities during the final decades of the 20th century and we argue zoning regulations are an important cause for this increase. Methods—We measure…
Supply Constraints and Housing Market Dynamics
Published: 2012 | Andrew Paciorek | The Federal Reserve Board Abstract Although the volatility of house prices is often ascribed to demand-side factors, constraints on housing supply have important and little-studied implications for housing dynamics. I illustrate the strong relationship…
New Perspectives on Community-Level Determinants of Homelessness
Published: 2012 | Thomas Byrne, Ellen A. Munley, Jamison D. Fargo, Ann E. Montgomery, and Dennis P. Culhane | Journal of Urban Affairs Abstract Understanding the root causes of homelessness is important for developing effective solutions to the problem. This…
Do Vouchers Help Low-Income Households Live in Safer Neighborhoods? Evidence on the Housing Choice Voucher Program
Published: 2011 | Michael C. Lens, Ingrid Gould Ellen and Katherine O’Regan | Cityscape Abstract This article examines an important potential justification jor the Housing Choice Voucher Program, namely, whether participants are able to access safer neighborhoods. Using neighborhood crime…
Silver Bullet or Trojan Horse? The Effects of Inclusionary Zoning on Local Housing Markets in the United States
Published: 2010 | Jenny Schuetz, Rachel Meltzer, Vicki Been | Urban Studies Abstract Many local governments are adopting inclusionary zoning (IZ) as a means of producing affordable housing without direct public subsidies. In this paper, panel data on IZ in…
Residential Land Use Regulation and the US Housing Price Cycle Between 2000 and 2009
Published: 2010 | Haifang Huang and Yao Tang | Journal of Urban Economics Abstract In a sample covering more than 300 cities in the US between January 2000 and July 2009, we find that more restrictive residential land use regulations…
The Effect of Density Zoning on Racial Segregation in U.S. Urban Areas
Published: 2009 | Jonathan Rothwell and Douglas Massey Abstract We argue that anti-density zoning increases black residential segregation in U.S. metropolitan areas by reducing the quantity of affordable housing in white jurisdictions. Drawing on census data and local regulation indicators…
Housing Market Effects of Inclusionary Zoning
Published: 2009 | Antonio Bento, Scott Lowe, Gerrit-Jan Knaap and Arnab Chakraborty | Cityscape Abstract This article presents an empirical analysis of the effects of inclusionary zoning policies on housing prices and starts in California during the period from 1988…