Choosing between rented housing and homeownership, the so called housing tenure choice, is a key decision made by each … factors on housing related expenses of households. In addition to the logical influence of household income, tenure choice … household. Therefore housing economists often seek an answer to the question which factors have an impact on this decision. The …

[...]In this paper, after first surveying housing costs in theUnited States, we examine why the expensive places have … suchhigh housing costs. High-cost places generally have either veryattractive local amenities (great weather or good schools … equilibrium. Instead, we focus on therole of housing supply. What is it that creates places where thecost of housing is so much …

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s(HUD) Moving to Opportunity for Fair HousingDemonstration, or MTO … significantly affect the life chances of lowincomepublic housing residents. This paper provides the firstsystematic overview of the … explores the MTO’s relevance to socialscience research concerning housing and neighborhood effects. We begin with the social …