Effects of Homeownership on Children: The Role of Neighborhood Characteristics and Family Income

[...]This exploratory paper first tests whether homeownershiphas equally positive effects for children of low-income andhigher income families. Focusing on the low-income group, itthen examines whether, and how, these homeownership effectsare influenced by neighborhood attributes. The next sectionreviews theories of the ways in which homeownership couldbenefit children and how these benefits could be modified byneighborhood characteristics. We then describe our data,methods, and results. A discussion of the findings and theirpolicy implications follows...