Journal Article
To buy or not to buy? The changing relationship between Manhattan rents and home prices
Bram, Jason (2012-12)
Much of the nation has experienced steep declines in housing prices in recent years. In Manhattan, however, apartment sales prices did not fall as sharply. A study of price-rent ratios in the New York City borough concludes that, while apartment rents are driven by supply and demand forces, apartment sales prices are driven in part by speculative factors, and they sometimes rise or fall to levels incommensurate with prevailing rents. Manhattan price-rent ratios, although off their 2008 highs, are still up dramatically over the past two decades, suggesting less financial ?value? today in an ...
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Journal Article
Break-the-lease party
Burke, William (1979)
FRBSF Economic Letter

Journal Article
Landlords' plight
Burke, William (1975)
FRBSF Economic Letter

Journal Article
A Look at Detroit's Affordable Housing Market
Hatcher, Desiree (2017)
The foreclosure crisis had a significant impact on Detroit's home ownership rates. The 2000 and 2010 censuses indicate that the homeownership rate in Detroit was 54.9 percent and 51.1 percent, respectively. According to the 2011-2015 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, the current rate is below 50 percent. Detroit now has more renters than homeowners. As more residents move from homeownership, increased focus is being placed on the city?s rental housing market and the findings are not entirely favorable.
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