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The social spillovers of homeownership: evidence from institutional investors

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  • Billings, Stephen B.
  • Soliman, Adam

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We provide novel evidence on the social spillovers of homeownership by exploiting the recent rise of institutional investors purchasing single-family homes and converting them into permanent rentals. Using a granular difference-in-differences design based on proximity to each investor-purchased property, we find that neighboring property values decline by 1% relative to those slightly farther away. This decline grows over time yet decays across space, and these same properties experience increases in crime and decreases in property maintenance and voter registration. Supplemental analysis suggests these externalities arise from both landlord practices and tenant composition. Previously circulated as 'The erosion of homeownership and minority wealth', Paper Number CEPDP1967.

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  • Billings, Stephen B. & Soliman, Adam, 2025. "The social spillovers of homeownership: evidence from institutional investors," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 141530, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
    • Handle: RePEc:ehl:lserod:141530
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    • R30 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Real Estate Markets, Spatial Production Analysis, and Firm Location - - - General
    • H80 - Public Economics - - Miscellaneous Issues - - - General

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