Tackling the Housing Affordability Crisis
In: Housing policy debate, Band 27, Heft 3, S. 490-494
ISSN: 2152-050X
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In: Housing policy debate, Band 27, Heft 3, S. 490-494
ISSN: 2152-050X
In: Journal of urban affairs, Band 34, Heft 3, S. 342-343
ISSN: 1467-9906
In: Housing policy debate, Band 6, Heft 2, S. 439-479
ISSN: 2152-050X
In: Prevention in human services, Band 4, Heft 1-2, S. 79-110
In: Prevention in human services, Band 4, Heft 1 -- 2, S. 79-110
ISSN: 0270-3114
In: Journal of urban affairs, S. 1-22
ISSN: 1467-9906
In: Housing policy debate, Band 9, Heft 1, S. 61-88
ISSN: 2152-050X
In: Environment and behavior: eb ; publ. in coop. with the Environmental Design Research Association, Band 29, Heft 6, S. 793-819
ISSN: 1552-390X
A variety of public, private and non-profit organizations have developed programs to assist low-income families purchase homes. These programs are often justified on the grounds that homeownership has a number of social and-psychological benefits. On the individual level, homeowners are said to enjoy higher social status and self-esteem, increased sense of control, and higher levels of life satisfaction. On the societal level, homeowners are said to have higher rates of participation in voluntary organizations and local social interaction. The longitudinal research described in this article assesses the validity of these claims by comparing changes in self esteem, perceived control, life satisfaction and social interaction between a group of low-income home buyers and a demographically similar group of continuing renters. The results show that home ownership has a positive and significant impact on both the life satisfaction and participation in neighborhood and block association meetings. Home ownership, however, was not found to significantly affect self-esteem, perceived control or informal social interaction in the local area.
In: Urban affairs quarterly, Band 30, Heft 1, S. 152-172
Supporters of subsidized home-ownership programs have made claims concerning the benefits of home ownership. Home owners are said to be more involved in social and political affairs, including neighboring and participation in community organizations. The authors test these claims using longitudinal data collected on groups of low-income home buyers and low-income renters in Baltimore. The results indicate that home buyers are less likely to neighbor and are more likely to participate in neighborhood and block associations but not other community organizations. Home buyers who perceived more neighborhood problems or who emphasized economic reasons for buying were no more likely to participate in social and political affairs.
In: Housing policy debate, Band 24, Heft 1, S. 3-13
ISSN: 2152-050X
In: Housing policy debate, Band 21, Heft 2, S. 317-341
ISSN: 2152-050X
In: Journal of urban affairs, Band 28, Heft 5, S. 491-510
ISSN: 1467-9906
In: Community development journal, Band 42, Heft 1, S. 63-78
ISSN: 1468-2656
In: Journal of urban affairs, Band 26, Heft 2, S. 197-220
ISSN: 1467-9906
In: Housing policy debate, Band 14, Heft 1-2, S. 1-46
ISSN: 2152-050X