Housing Market Behavior in a Declining Area : Long-Term Changes in Inventory and Utilization of Housing on New York'S Lower East Side

Examines the behavior of urban real estate markets through an investigation of quantitative changes in the housing inventory, analysis of the utilization of the inventory, and portrayal of the behavior of the market for residential leaseholds. Foreword Contents Tables Charts Maps I. Introduction II. Summary of Findings III. Long-Term Changes in the Housing Inventory IV. Utilization of the Housing Inventory V. Rental Trends VI. Real Estate Transfers VII. Changes in Assessed Values VIII. Who Owns the Slums ? IX. Factors Associated with the Decline of the Area X. Changes in Population Characteristics XI. A Note on Implications Appendices Index