Are low-income housing tax credit developments locating where there is a shortage of affordable units?

Housing Policy Debate

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 153-171

  McClure, Kirk ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Affordability; Low income housing; Rental housing; Tax credit

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957614232     PISSN: 10511482     EISSN: 2152050X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10511481003738260     Document Type: Article

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