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The effect of local housing ordinances

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  • Thomas J. Fitzpatrick
  • Lisa Nelson
  • Francisca Richter
  • Stephan D. Whitaker

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The housing and economic crises have exerted a strong and lingering impact on housing markets across the nation. In this paper, we assess the degree to which local anti-blight policies have infl uenced housing market outcomes following the crises. The analysis is performed for cities in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. We measure outcomes that characterize market distress and that may be influenced by local housing ordinances including foreclosure, bulk sales, flipping, vacancy, and tax delinquency. Using matching procedures on linked data containing property, loan, and transaction characteristics, we compare outcomes across properties in regulated and unregulated municipalities. Point of sale inspections and vacancy registrations both decrease the probability that homes are flipped (resold within two years). We find that point of sale inspections are positively associated with foreclosures, property tax delinquency, and sales prices below the tax assessed value. The inspections may be revealing the need for expensive repairs in some homes, which could push borrowers underwater and into foreclosure. We find evidence that vacancy registration requirements do lower vacancy. The discussion around policies for housing market recovery, for the most part, has addressed efforts at the federal level. This analysis integrates in discussion of efforts and policies arising at the local level.

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  • Thomas J. Fitzpatrick & Lisa Nelson & Francisca Richter & Stephan D. Whitaker, 2012. "The effect of local housing ordinances," Working Papers (Old Series) 12-40, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.
  • Handle: RePEc:fip:fedcwp:1240
    DOI: 10.26509/frbc-wp-201240
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    Keywords

    Land use; Housing policy; Housing;
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    JEL classification:

    • K30 - Law and Economics - - Other Substantive Areas of Law - - - General
    • R31 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Real Estate Markets, Spatial Production Analysis, and Firm Location - - - Housing Supply and Markets
    • R52 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Regional Government Analysis - - - Land Use and Other Regulations

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