The new suburbanites : race & housing in the suburbs / Robert W. Lake.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lake, Robert W., 1946- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--Housing.

African Americans.

Discrimination in housing--United States.

Discrimination in housing.

Suburbanites--United States.

Suburbanites.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (324 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London, [England] ; New York : Routledge, 2017.

Summary:

National data indicates a surge in African-American suburbanization during the 1970s.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title

Copyright

Contents

Exhibits

Foreword

Preface

PART I. CONTEXT:THE PATTERN OF BLACK SUBURBANIZATION

1 BLACK SUBURBAN HOMEOWNERSHIP

Introduction

Suburban Structure, Institutions, and Homebuyer Experiences

Issues in Black Suburbanization

The Logic of Analysis

Race and Residence in National Context

2 NATIONAL TRENDS IN BLACK SUBURBANIZATION

Suburbanization Trends Since 1960

Regional Variations

Migration and Suburban Change

Economic Status of the Suburban Black Population

Summary

3 RACIAL TRANSITION AND BLACK HOMEOWNERSHIP

The Suburban Black Housing Stock

Race and Tenure Change in the Suburban Housing Stock

Characteristics of Transition Units

Black Homeownership and Wealth

4 SPATIAL PATTERNS OF SUBURBAN BLACK GROWTH

A Typology of Black Suburbanization

Population Growth Patterns

Correlates of Suburban Black Growth

Appendix Table

PART II. PROCESS:THE SUBURBAN BLACK EXPERIENCE

5 THE CASE STUDY SETTING: FIVE COMMUNITIES

Teaneck Township: Managing Integration

Montclair: Affluent Suburb

Franklin Township: White Defensiveness

Ewing Township: The Invisible Minority

Pleasantville: Blue-Collar Separatism

6 THE NEW SUBURBANITES: THE RECENT BUYERS SURVEY

The Recent Buyers Survey

Racial Transition by Unit and Neighborhood

Homebuyer Characteristics by Location of Previous Residence

Homebuyer Characteristics by Neighborhood Type

Attitudes to Integration

7 HOUSING SEARCH AND DISCRIMINATION

Conceptualizing Search Behavior

Models of Discrimination and Housing Search

Racial Differences in Search Behavior

Determinants of Search Behavior.

The Differential Impact of Background Factors on Whites and Blacks

Removing Background Differences

Evidence of Racial Steering

Appendix Tables

8 HOUSING PRICES, EQUITY, AND RACE

Models of Race and Housing Prices

Estimating Housing Prices

Racial Differences in Purchase Price

Resale Value of Black-Owned Units

Sale Price Changes Over Time

9 THE REAL ESTATE AGENT'S PERSPECTIVE

Attitudes and Practices of Real Estate Brokers

Realty Operations and Incentives to Discriminate

PART III CONCLUSIONS

10 SUMMARY AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS

Structural and Individual Implications of Black Suburbanization

Present Federal Fair Housing Policy

Directions for Policy

Appendix A. CUPR Recent Buyers Survey Questionnaire

Appendix B. CUPR Suburban Real Estate Survey Field Protocol

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-351-47842-7

1-351-47841-9