Publication Date

2-28-2020

Summary

Why do housing outcomes differ by race?

To understand Black–White disparities in homeownership sustainability, this study proposes a conceptual framework that emphasizes Black homeowners’ socioeconomic challenges, challenges that go beyond the mortgage market, and focuses on the mediating role of liquid assets. Data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) enable a test of the framework through an examination of racial differences in the exit rates of homeowners during the recent housing crisis. The findings suggest that liquid assets played a significant role in such disparities.

This is a pre-print of an article published in Demography. The final authenticated version is available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s13524-020-00894-4

Document Type

Working Paper

Category

Financial Inclusion

Subarea

Asset Building

Notes

This is a pre-print of an article published in Demography. The final authenticated version is available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s13524-020-00894-4

Original Citation

Ren, C. (2020). A framework for explaining Black–White inequality in homeownership sustainability (CSD Working Paper No. 20-07). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development. https://doi.org/10.7936/zryf-5d75

Keywords

2020 ; financial inclusion ; panel study of income dynamics (psid) ; United States

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