Irrational market : facts and fiction behind affordable housing in the San Francisco Bay Area
Thesis (S.M. and M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2002.
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| author | Weinstein, Emily R. (Emily Rebecca), 1975- |
| author2 | Henry O. Pollakowski. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/81682019-04-10T22:59:06Z Irrational market : facts and fiction behind affordable housing in the San Francisco Bay Area Weinstein, Emily R. (Emily Rebecca), 1975- Henry O. Pollakowski. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning. Urban Studies and Planning. Thesis (S.M. and M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2002. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 90-93). This thesis explores the belief that affordable housing has a negative impact on surrounding housing values. Currently, the San Francisco Bay Area is experiencing a housing shortage. The results of this housing crunch are most acutely felt by low income families who can no longer afford to live in the region. The housing shortage also threatens to undermine the economic competitiveness of the San Francisco Bay Area as it becomes increasingly difficult for employers to attract employees due the area's high cost of living. In order to solve the housing shortage, affordable housing needs to be developed on a regional scale, in both urban and suburban areas. However, affordable housing developers often face extreme opposition to new developments. The most common argument against affordable housing is the belief that housing for low income families will lead to property and neighborhood degradation, resulting in decreased housing values. Through a rigorous quantitative analysis this thesis argues that the introduction of an affordable housing development into a neighborhood does not reduce surrounding housing sales prices. by Emily R. Weinstein. S.M.and M.C.P. 2005-08-24T20:55:00Z 2005-08-24T20:55:00Z 2002 2002 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/8168 51894894 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 93 leaves 8903013 bytes 8902772 bytes application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf n-us-ca Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Urban Studies and Planning. Weinstein, Emily R. (Emily Rebecca), 1975- Irrational market : facts and fiction behind affordable housing in the San Francisco Bay Area |
| title | Irrational market : facts and fiction behind affordable housing in the San Francisco Bay Area |
| title_full | Irrational market : facts and fiction behind affordable housing in the San Francisco Bay Area |
| title_fullStr | Irrational market : facts and fiction behind affordable housing in the San Francisco Bay Area |
| title_full_unstemmed | Irrational market : facts and fiction behind affordable housing in the San Francisco Bay Area |
| title_short | Irrational market : facts and fiction behind affordable housing in the San Francisco Bay Area |
| title_sort | irrational market facts and fiction behind affordable housing in the san francisco bay area |
| topic | Urban Studies and Planning. |
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