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Capital Formation in Residential Real…
Capital Formation in Residential Real Estate: Trends and Prospects
Leo Grebler,
David M. Blank
& Louis Winnick
, authors
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Published Date
January 1956
Copyright
1956
ISBN
0-87014-099-X
PUBLISHER
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Princeton University Press
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Table of Contents
Front matter, acknowledgments, table of contents
Author(s):
David M. Blank
Chapter 1:
Purpose and Scope
Author(s):
David M. Blank
(p. 3-6)
Chapter 2:
Preview of Findings
Author(s):
David M. Blank
(p. 7-29)
Chapter 3:
The Course of Residential Construction, 1889-1953
Author(s):
David M. Blank
(p. 33-61)
Chapter 4:
The Growth of Residential Capital
Author(s):
David M. Blank
(p. 62-75)
Chapter 5:
Population Growth - A Basic Factor
Author(s):
David M. Blank
(p. 76-89)
Chapter 6:
The Changing Geographical Distribution of New Construction
Author(s):
David M. Blank
(p. 90-105)
Chapter 7:
The Decline in Real Capital Per Dwelling Unit
Author(s):
David M. Blank
(p. 106-123)
Chapter 8:
Have Consumer Preferences for Housing Weakened?
Author(s):
David M. Blank
(p. 124-133)
Chapter 9:
The Declining Importance of Residential Construction in the National Economy
Author(s):
David M. Blank
(p. 134-142)
Chapter 10:
The Role of Federal Aids
Author(s):
David M. Blank
(p. 143-155)
Chapter 11:
The Growth of the Residential Mortgage Debt
Author(s):
David M. Blank
(p. 159-171)
Chapter 12:
Flow of Capital Funds into Residential Construction
Author(s):
David M. Blank
(p. 172-189)
Chapter 13:
Secular Changes in Sources of Mortgage Funds
Author(s):
David M. Blank
(p. 190-208)
Chapter 14:
Changes in Regional Distribution of the Residential Mortgage Debt
Author(s):
David M. Blank
(p. 209-219)
Chapter 15:
Long-Term Changes in Cost and Terms of Mortgage Financing
Author(s):
David M. Blank
(p. 220-237)
Chapter 16:
The Role of Federal Aids in Mortgage Finance
Author(s):
David M. Blank
(p. 238-260)
Chapter 17:
The Push and Pull of Market Forces
Author(s):
David M. Blank
(p. 263-285)
Chapter 18:
The Future Role of Government
Author(s):
David M. Blank
(p. 286-302)
Chapter 19:
Note on the Time Pattern
Author(s):
David M. Blank
(p. 303-308)
Chapter 20:
Postscript: Recent Developments
Author(s):
David M. Blank
(p. 309-323)
Appendix A: Conversions and Demolitions
Author(s):
David M. Blank
(p. 327-331)
Appendix B: Tables on Residential Construction, 1889-1953
Author(s):
David M. Blank
(p. 332-343)
Appendix C: House Prices and Construction Costs
Author(s):
David M. Blank
(p. 344-358)
Appendix D: Comparison of Residential Capital Formation with Residential Wealth Estimates
Author(s):
David M. Blank
(p. 359-376)
Appendix E: Annual Capital Consumption Allowances
Author(s):
David M. Blank
(p. 377-386)
Appendix F: The Distribution and Composition of Nonfarm Households, March 1950
Author(s):
David M. Blank
(p. 387-392)
Appendix G: Nonfarm Population and Households, 1890-1950
Author(s):
David M. Blank
(p. 393-395)
Appendix H: Tables on Regional Construction and Population
Author(s):
David M. Blank
(p. 396-405)
Appendix I: The Capital-Output Ratio in Residential Real Estate
Author(s):
David M. Blank
(p. 406-425)
Appendix J: Tables on Cost and Size of Dwelling Units
Author(s):
David M. Blank
(p. 426-427)
Appendix K: Tables on the Share of Residential Construction in Total Output, Capital Formation, and Total New Construction
Author(s):
David M. Blank
(p. 428-439)
Appendix L: Derivation of the Aggregate Mortgage Series
Author(s):
David M. Blank
(p. 440-452)
Appendix M: Estimates of the Flow of Equity and Mortgage Funds into New Residential Construction
Author(s):
David M. Blank
(p. 453-465)
Appendix N: Tables on the Distribution of the Residential Mortgage Debt by Type of Holder
Author(s):
David M. Blank
(p. 466-491)
Appendix O: Mortgage Interest Rates and Bond Yields
Author(s):
David M. Blank
(p. 492-503)
Appendix P: Examples of Combined Effects of Changes in Costs and Terms of Mortgage Loans on Carrying Charges
Author(s):
David M. Blank
(p. 504-507)
Appendix Q: Tables on Volume of FHA-Insured and VA-Guaranteed Mortgage Loans
Author(s):
David M. Blank
(p. 508-512)
Index
Author(s):
David M. Blank
(p. 513-519)
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