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A Brookings Institution Press and Harvard University Joint Center for Housing Studies publication Rental housing is increasingly recognized as a vital housing option in the United States. Government policies and programs continue to grapple with problematic issues, however, including affordability, distressed urban neighborhoods, concentrated poverty, substandard housing stock, and the unmet needs of the disabled, the elderly, and the homeless. In R evisiting Rental Housing, leading housing researchers build upon decades of experience, research, and evaluation to inform our understanding of the nation's rental housing challenges and what can be done about them. It thoughtfully addresses not only present issues affecting rental housing, but also viable solutions. The first section reviews the contributing factors and primary problems generated by the operation of rental markets. In the second section, contributors dissect how policies and programs have--or have not--dealt with the primary challenges; what improvements--if any--have been gained; and the lessons learned in the process. The final section looks to potential new directions in housing policy, including integrating best pr

Who reads Revisiting Rental Housing : Policies, Programs, and Priorities?

Author

Nicolas P. Retsinas; Eric S. Belsky; Anthony Downs

Publisher

Joint Center for Housing Studies ; Brookings Institution Press

Published

2008

Language

EN

ISBN

9780815774112

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Political Science, Economics, Management