The Housing Bubble

The Run-Up in Home Prices: Is It Real or Is It Another Bubble? by Dean Baker, August 5, 2002. PDF

The Housing Bubble in New England, by Dean Baker, Jan. 5, 2003   PDF

Who to Blame When the Next Bubble Bursts, an Op-Ed by Dean Baker published in the Los Angeles Times - December 18, 2003 and the Dodge City Daily Globe (Kansas) - December 20, 2003.

An Analysis of The Harvard Center’s Case Against the Housing Bubbleby Dean Baker, Oct. 27, 2003.

Homeownership in a Bubble: The Fast Path to Poverty? by Dean Baker and Simone Baribeau, Aug. 13, 2003.  PDF

Inclusionary Zoning

Expanding Housing Opportunity in Washington, DC: The Case for Inclusionary Zoning, October 2003.   (51 Pages - 1.7mb ... download time approx. 35 sec. over 56k connection)

Expanding Housing Opportunity in Washington, DC: The Case for Inclusionary Zoning, Summary Document, October 2003. (4 Pages - 171kb ... download time approx. 5 sec. over 56k connection)

Affordable Housing

Rethinking Local Affordable Housing Strategies: Lessons from 70 Years of Policy and Practice by The Urban Institute, The Brookings Institution -- (Report)
December 2003

According to the Urban Institute, affordable housing in the Washington, D.C. areais a regional challenge, not just an inner-city problem. Four out of five low-income families spending 30 percent or more of their income on shelter live in the suburbs.

The Housing Affordability Index: A Case of Economic Malpractice by Dean Baker, December 2, 2002.  PDF

Investing in a Sustainable Future: An Analysis of ACA 14 and SCA 11, PolicyLink, July 2003
(22 Pages - 278Kb ... download time approx. 6 sec. over 56k connection)

Promise and Challenge: Achieving Regional Equity in Greater Boston, May 2003
(51Pages - 3Mb ... download time approx. 1 min. over 56k connection)

Community Mapping: Using Geographic Data for Neighborhood Revitalization, November 2002
(55Pages - 10.5Mb ... download time approx. 3 min. over 56k connection)

Promoting Regional Equity: A Framing Paper, November 2002
(54 Pages - 566k ... download time approx. 10 sec. over 56k connection)

Housing Justice in Evanston -- Housing Justice in Evanston proposes nine actions that religious congregations can take to promote open and affordable housing in Evanston, Illinois.495 kB PDF

Vacating the City: An Analysis of New Homes vs. Household Growth
by Thomas Bier, Charlie Post (Report) December 2003

The Trajectory of Poor Neighborhoods in Southern California, 1970-2000
by Shannon McConville, Paul Ong (Report) November 2003

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