Publications Policy Briefs
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Policy Brief
The High Cost of Segregation: The Relationship Between Racial Segregation and Subprime Lending PDF
This study examines whether the likelihood that borrowers of different races received a subprime loan varied depending on the level of racial segregation where they live. It looks both at the role of racial segregation in metropolitan areas across the country and at the role that neighborhood demographics within communities in New York City played.
Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy. November 2009.
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Policy Brief
Public Housing and Public Schools: How Do Students Living in NYC Public Housing Fare in School? PDF
This report examines the school performance of children living in NYCHA housing and finds that children living in NYCHA housing perform less well on standardized math and reading tests than other students, even after controlling for the characteristics of the individual students and the schools they attend.
Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy. November 2008.
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Policy Brief
The Impact of Supportive Housing on Surrounding Neighborhoods: Evidence from New York City PDF
This study on the neighborhood impacts of supportive housing examines the effects that 123 supportive housing developments across New York City’s five boroughs have had on surrounding property values over an 18-year period.
Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy. November 2008.
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Policy Brief
The Effects of Inclusionary Zoning on Local Housing Markets PDF
This study evaluates the impact of Inclusionary Zoning policies on housing markets in the San Francisco, Washington D.C. and suburban Boston areas. The analysis provides local decision-makers with valuable evidence on the impacts of IZ—a popular but often-controversial affordable housing policy. The policy brief includes an update from February 2010, summarizing additional research that has been completed since the original publication in March, 2008.
Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy. March 2008.
affordable housing, housing prices, inclusionary zoning, land use
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Policy Brief
The Benefits of Business Improvement Districts: Evidence from New York City PDF
This study is the first large-scale study of the impact of Business Improvement Districts on commercial property values. The report explores what these findings mean and how they can be used to better understand the role these organizations play in local economic development.
Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy. July 2007.
business improvement districts, economic development, property values
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