A promising way forward for homeownership: assessing the benefits of shared equity programs

David Price, Kenneth Temkin and Brett Theodos

Community Investments, 2011, vol. 23, issue Spr, 12-18

Abstract: In the wake of the foreclosure crisis, what programs can help low-income families become homeowners in a sustainable way? Shared equity programs offer one model, successfully balancing both affordability and asset building goals. In this article, researchers from the Urban Institute evaluate the effectiveness of 7 shared equity homeownership programs from across the country. They find that without exception, the programs provide long-term affordable homeownership, opportunities for low-income families to build equity, and sustainable tenure. This study suggests that shared equity programs could be cost effective way of supporting homeownership going forward.

Keywords: Home; ownership (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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