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Affordable Housing Dilemma: The Preservation vs. Mobility Debate


Danilo Pelletiere


National Low Income Housing Coalition; U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; George Mason University - School of Public Policy

Sheila Crowley


National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC)

May 31, 2012


Abstract:     
A report from the National Low Income Housing Coalition takes a new look at one of the thorniest housing policy issues: Should policy favor the preservation of housing in low income neighborhoods or should policy favor helping low income people move to higher income neighborhoods? The report traces the history of the debate and shows how the pendulum swings in policy preferences. Interviews with ten stakeholders with varying perspectives, including five low income people, offer a deeper understanding of the dimensions of the debate.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 48

Keywords: Housing Policy, Moving to Opportunity, Section 8, Community Development

JEL Classification: I38, H53, J68, R10

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Date posted: July 18, 2012  

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Pelletiere, Danilo and Crowley, Sheila, Affordable Housing Dilemma: The Preservation vs. Mobility Debate (May 31, 2012). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2111576 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2111576

Contact Information

Danilo Pelletiere (Contact Author)
National Low Income Housing Coalition ( email )
727 15th Street, NW
Sixth Floor
Washington, DC 20005
United States
HOME PAGE: http://www.nlihc.org/research
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ( email )
451 Seventh Street SW
Washington, DC 20230
United States
George Mason University - School of Public Policy ( email )
3351 Fairfax Dr
Arlington, VA 22201
United States

Sheila Crowley
National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) ( email )
727 15th Street NW, 6th Floor
Washington, DC 20005
United States
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