Chasing the American Dream

by Rohe, William M.; Watson, Harry L.

• ISBN13: 9780801473616
• ISBN10: 0801473616
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-05-01
• Publisher: Cornell Univ Pr

Summary

Providing decent, safe, and affordable housing to low- and moderate-income families has been an important public policy goal for more than a century. In recent years there has been a clear shift of emphasis among policymakers from a focus on providing aff

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Introduction: Homeownership in American Culture and Public Policy	p. 1
Historical Perspectives	p. 13
The Ideological Origins of Affordable Homeownership Efforts	p. 15
Homeownership for Low-Income Households: A Comparison of the Section 235, Nehemiah, and Habitat for Humanity Programs	p. 41
Political Perspectives	p. 67
Federal Policies Promoting Affordable Homeownership: Separating the Accidental from the Strategic	p. 69
Is Housing Tenure the New Neighborhood Dividing Line? The Polarizing Politics of Homeownership	p. 96
Design and Planning Perspectives	p. 111
Affordable Housing Design for Place Making and Community Building	p. 113
The Use of Architectural Flexibility for Achieving Affordability in Housing	p. 146
Economic Perspectives	p. 169
The Wealth-Creating Potential of Homeownership: A Preliminary Assessment of Price Appreciation among Low-Income Homebuyers	p. 171
The Financial Returns to Low-Income Homeownership	p. 191
Social Perspectives	p. 213
The Social-Psychological Effects of Affordable Homeownership	p. 215
Locating the American Dream: Assessing the Neighborhood Benefits of Homeownership	p. 233
Conclusion: Toward More Efficient and Equitable Homeownership Policies	p. 263
References	p. 279
Contributors	p. 301
Index	p. 303
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