Does affordable housing detrimentally affect property values? A review of the literature

Journal of Planning Literature

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 15-26

  Nguyen, Mai Thi ^a  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Affordable housing; Low income housing; NIMBY; Property values

Indexed keywords

AFFORDABLE HOUSING; HOUSING MARKET;

EID: 23044480033     PISSN: 08854122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0885412205277069     Document Type: Review

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