Journal article
The Federal Impact on Early Postwar Suburbanization
Abstract
Researchers agree that, in Canada and the United States, federal policy with respect to mortgage finance encouraged suburbanization in the early postwar period. However, direct evidence has been lacking. Unique mortgage file data for 1951 for two Canadian cities, Hamilton, Ontario, and Vancouver, British Columbia, make it possible to assess this claim, and related claims. They show that the impact of federal mortgage assistance was similar in …
Authors
Bélec J; Harris R; Rose G
Journal
Housing Policy Debate, Vol. 28, No. 6, pp. 854–875
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Publication Date
November 2, 2018
DOI
10.1080/10511482.2018.1474124
ISSN
1051-1482