Displaced and unsafe: The legacy of settler-colonial racial capitalism in the U.S. rental market

Elizabeth Korver-Glenn, Sofia Locklear, Junia Howell and Ellen Whitehead

Journal of Race, Ethnicity and the City, 2023, vol. 4, issue 2, 113-134

Abstract: Unsafe rental units are disproportionately located in communities of color, resulting in numerous detrimental effects for residents’ health and socioeconomic well-being. Yet, scholars disagree regarding the mechanisms driving this phenomenon. Exogenous capitalism theories emphasize socioeconomic factors while setter-colonial racial capitalism theories emphasize the racist policies and practices that incentivize unequal investment and maintenance. We empirically adjudicate between these mechanisms by merging restricted-access versions of the American Housing Survey, the Rental Housing Finance Survey, and the American Community Survey at a Census Restricted Data Center. Our findings demonstrate neighborhood White proportion is a key mechanism shaping the condition of rental units even when controlling for neighborhood socioeconomic status, property features, and renter demographics. We argue these results support settler-colonial racial capitalism theories and discuss the implications of these findings for future research and housing policy.

Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1080/26884674.2023.2176799

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