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Long-term vacant housing in the United States

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Long-term vacancy—defined as nonseasonal housing units that have been vacant for an unusually long period of time—is a useful measure of excess supply in the housing market. In fact, long-term vacancy is more strongly correlated with indicators of housing market distress than standard measures of vacancy. At the national level, long-term vacancy is relatively uncommon. However, the stock of long-term vacant housing is concentrated in a small number of neighborhoods with high long-term vacancy rates. Some of these neighborhoods have characteristics suggestive of overbuilding during the housing boom, while others have characteristics symptomatic of persistently weak housing demand.

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  • Molloy, Raven, 2016. "Long-term vacant housing in the United States," Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 59(C), pages 118-129.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:regeco:v:59:y:2016:i:c:p:118-129
    DOI: 10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2016.06.002
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