Moving from public housing to homeownership: Perceived barriers to program participation and success

Journal of Urban Affairs

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 297-324

  Santiago, Anna M ^a   Galster, George C ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOMEOWNERSHIP; HOUSING POLICY; HOUSING PROVISION; SOCIAL HOUSING;

COLORADO; DENVER; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 4444363368     PISSN: 07352166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0735-2166.2004.00201.x     Document Type: Article

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