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Immigrants and Housing Markets in Mid-size Metropolitan Areas

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  • Gary Painter
  • Zhou Yu

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The recent trend of immigrants arriving in mid-size metropolitan areas has received growing attention in the literature. This study examines the success of immigrants in the housing markets of a sample 60 metropolitan areas using Census microdata in both 2000 and 2005. The results suggest that immigrants are less successful in achieving homeownership and more likely to live in overcrowded conditions than native-born whites of non-Hispanic origin. The immigrant effect on homeownership differs by geography and by immigrant group. Finally, we find evidence that immigrant networks increase the likelihood of becoming a homeowner.

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  • Gary Painter & Zhou Yu, 2008. "Immigrants and Housing Markets in Mid-size Metropolitan Areas," Working Paper 8523, USC Lusk Center for Real Estate.
    • Handle: RePEc:luk:wpaper:8523
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