The Variance in Foreclosure Spillovers across Neighborhood Types

Keith Ihlanfeldt and Tom Mayock

Public Finance Review, 2016, vol. 44, issue 1, 80-108

Abstract: The estimation of foreclosure spillover effects has been the subject of a number of studies following the most recent housing market crash. An important issue largely overlooked by these studies is the extent to which these spillovers vary across neighborhoods. In this article, we use data from the South Florida metropolitan area to study the variance in these foreclosure spillovers across neighborhoods with different income levels and racial concentrations. We find that the largest foreclosure spillovers occur in higher-income neighborhoods. In low-income, minority neighborhoods, we find no evidence of spillover effects. The results have important implications for local governments.

Keywords: foreclosure; housing prices; spillovers; local government (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1177/1091142114535835

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