TY  - JOUR
AU  - Borjas,George J.
TI  - Homeownership in the Immigrant Population
JF  - National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper Series
VL  - No. 8945
PY  - 2002
Y2  - May 2002
UR  - http://www.nber.org/papers/w8945
L1  - http://www.nber.org/papers/w8945.pdf
N1  - Author contact info:
George J. Borjas
Harvard Kennedy School
79 JFK Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Tel: 617/495-1393
Fax: 617/495-9532
E-Mail: gborjas@harvard.edu
AB  - This paper analyzes the determinants of homeownership in immigrant households over the 1980-2000 period. The study finds that immigrants have lower homeownership rates than natives and that the homeownership gap widened significantly during that period. The differential location decisions of immigrant and native households, as well as the changing national origin mix of the immigrant population, helps explain much of the homeownership gap. The evidence also indicates that the growth of ethnic enclaves in major American cities could become an important factor in increasing immigrant demand for owner-occupied housing in many metropolitan areas.
ER  -