Cashing in on the American dream: Racial differences in housing values 1970-2000

Housing, Theory and Society

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 254-274

  Sykes, Lori Latrice ^a  

^a JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Homeownership; Housing; Housing values; Race; Wealth inequality

Indexed keywords

ETHNICITY; HOMEOWNERSHIP; RACE; RACIAL DISPARITY; SOCIAL HOUSING;

EID: 58049218999     PISSN: 14036096     EISSN: 16512278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14036090701657330     Document Type: Article

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