The foreclosure crisis, foreclosed properties, and federal Policy: Some implications for housing and community development planning

Journal of the American Planning Association

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 406-423

  Immergluck, Dan ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Finance; Foreclosure; Housing; Mortgage crisis

Indexed keywords

FEDERAL SYSTEM; FINANCIAL CRISIS; HOUSING FINANCE; HOUSING MARKET; HOUSING POLICY; MORTGAGE LENDING;

EID: 70350343372     PISSN: 01944363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01944360903124316     Document Type: Article

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