By words and deeds: Racial steering by real estate agents in the U.S. in 2000

Journal of the American Planning Association

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 251-268

  Galster, George ^a   Godfrey, Erin ^b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOUSING MARKET; INFORMATION; RACE; URBAN ECONOMY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 25444462019     PISSN: 01944363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01944360508976697     Document Type: Article

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