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Publication Date: December 2005
Publisher: Furman Center for Real Estate
Author(s): Ingrid Gould Ellen; Ioan Voicu
Research Area:
Keywords: neighborhoods; nonprofits; renters; subsidized housing
Type: Article
Abstract:
Nonprofit organizations play a critical role in U.S. housing policy, a role typically justified by the claim that their housing investments produce significant neighborhood spillover benefits. However, little work has actually been done to measure these impacts on neighborhoods. This paper compares the neighborhood spillover effects of city-supported rehabilitation of rental housing undertaken by nonprofit and for-profit developers, using data from New York City.