The potential and limitations of mortgage innovation in fostering homeownership in the United States

Housing Policy Debate

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 465-513

  Listokin, David ^a   Wyly, Elvin K ^a   Schmitt, Brian ^a   Voicu, Ioan ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Affordability; Mortgages; Underserved populations

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039488448     PISSN: 10511482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10511482.2001.9521416     Document Type: Article

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