The impact of recovery efforts on residential vacancies

Ozgur Ergungor () and Lisa Nelson

No 1203, Working Papers (Old Series) from Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

Abstract: Legislation aimed at stabilizing housing markets since the recession has focused on providing funding to acquire and remediate foreclosed and abandoned homes or providing financial assistance and incentives to purchase homes. Cuyahoga County has received over $100 million in such funds since 2008. We investigate the impact of these funds on vacancy rates. We examine neighborhoods in Cuyahoga County where National Stabilization Program dollars were spent and find that the program helped reduce vacancies in neighborhoods where properties were primarily purchased for consumption purposes.

Keywords: Housing policy; Community development; American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 26 pages
Date: 2012
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