Geography of opportunity and residential mortgage foreclosure: A spatial analysis of a U.S. housing market

Journal of Urban and Regional Analysis

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 195-214

  Li, Yanmei ^a  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Geography of opportunity; Mortgage foreclosure; Neighborhood; Subprime

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864845477     PISSN: 20674082     EISSN: 20689969     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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