Do mortgage rates vary by neighborhood? Implications for loan pricing and redlining

Journal of Housing Economics

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 244-265

  Nothaft, Frank E ^a   Perry, Vanessa G ^b  

^a FREDDIE MAC   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0036710710     PISSN: 10511377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1051-1377(02)00103-1     Document Type: Article

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