An analysis of the relationship between housing foreclosures, lending practices, and neighborhood ecology: Evidence from a distressed county

Professional Geographer

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 101-120

  Kaplan, David ^a   Sommers, Gail ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnic segregation; Foreclosures; Housing; Mortgages; Predatory lending; Racial geography

Indexed keywords

FINANCIAL CRISIS; HOUSING MARKET; METROPOLITAN AREA; MORTGAGE LENDING; NEIGHBORHOOD; RACIAL IDENTITY; RENTAL SECTOR; TWENTY FIRST CENTURY;

NORTH AMERICA; OHIO; SUMMIT COUNTY [OHIO]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 65249131255     PISSN: 00330124     EISSN: 14679272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00330120802577723     Document Type: Article

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