An analysis of the origins, nature, and direction of attacks lodged against fair and affordable housing policy in the U.S.

Robert Mark Silverman Ph.D. (1997) in Urban Studies, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, is an Associate Professor of Urban and Regional Planning at the University at Buffalo. He is author of numerous articles on housing, public participation, nonprofits, and community development.

Kelly L. Patterson Ph.D. (2002) in Urban Studies, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, is an Assistant Professor of Social Work at the University at Buffalo. Her research focuses on rent vouchers, fair housing, discrimination, social policy, and the African American experience

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Notes on Contributors

1. Making Housing Policy Fairer and More Affordable in the U.S., Robert Mark Silverman and Kelly L. Patterson


PART ONE: FAIR HOUSING, POLICY AND PERCEPTIONS

2. Intergovernmental Enforcement of the Fair Housing Act: The Fair Housing Assistance Program, Eric M. Wilk, Charles M. Lamb and Nicholas R. Seabrook

3. The Federal Courts and Fair Housing Policy: A Principal-Agent Interpretation, Nicholas R. Seabrook, Charles M. Lamb and Eric M. Wilk

4. Fair Housing in the US Real Estate Industry: Perceptions of Black Real Estate Professionals, Robert Mark Silverman


PART TWO: AFFORDABLE HOUSING, FINANCE AND LAND USE ISSUES

5. Barriers to Affordable Housing Implementation: Finance, Regulation, and Public Opinion, J. Rosie Tighe

6. The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit, Alex Schwartz

7. Inclusionary Housing and Fair Housing, Dennis Keating


PART THREE: RENT VOUCHERS, A TOOL TO DECONCETRATE POVERTY

8. What Should Housing Vouchers Accomplish, David Varady

9. Stuck in Buffalo, But Why?: Residential Spatial Patterns of Housing Choice Voucher Holders in a Rust Belt City, Kelly L. Patterson

10. Should Low-Income Housing Tax Credits and Housing Choice Vouchers Be Fungible?, Kirk McClure


PART FOUR: THE RISE AND STALL OF HOMEOWNERSHIP

11. The Historic Roots of the Crisis in Housing Affordability: The Case of Buffalo New York, 1920-1950, Henry Louis Taylor, Jr.

12. Segregation as a Driver of Subprime Lending and the Ensuing Economic Fallout, Gregory D. Squires

13. Be It Ever So Humble, There's No Place Like Home: The Experiences of Low-Income Homebuyers, Anna Maria Santiago, George C. Galster, Cristina M. Tucker, Ana H. Santiago-San Roman and Angela A. Kaiser

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