Why advocates need to rethink manufactured housing

Housing Policy Debate

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 393-414

  Genz, Richard ^a  

^a Housing and Community Insight ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Homeownership; Low income housing; Manufactured housing; Policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040748396     PISSN: 10511482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10511482.2001.9521411     Document Type: Article

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