Chasing the American Dream
by Rohe, William M.; Watson, Harry L.Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2007-05-01
Publisher(s): Cornell Univ Pr
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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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