Comments on: “The discredited ideology of home ownership is the most toxic ideology since communism” http://housingdoom.com/2009/10/19/the-discredited-ideology-of-home-ownership-is-the-most-toxic-ideology-since-communism/ "He who defends everything defends nothing." - Frederick the Great Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:49:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Tobby http://housingdoom.com/2009/10/19/the-discredited-ideology-of-home-ownership-is-the-most-toxic-ideology-since-communism/comment-page-1/#comment-21002 Tobby Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:11:04 +0000 http://housingdoom.com/?p=4892#comment-21002 Classic Carlin! I remember buying his FM/AM record back in the 70's :) Housing ownership is certainly being reconsidered from a policy perspective. Much like unemployment was rethought in the 80's, there is probably a natural rate of housing ownership for any healthy economy. Much of the past policy justification was based on owner occupied neighborhoods being more stable with respect to employment, crime, education, etc. The premis of much of this academic drivel is being refuted by the simple chicken and egg question. Are neighborhoods more stable because of ownership or because or education which is related to employment which is related to crime... Classic Carlin! I remember buying his FM/AM record back in the 70’s :)

Housing ownership is certainly being reconsidered from a policy perspective. Much like unemployment was rethought in the 80’s, there is probably a natural rate of housing ownership for any healthy economy.

Much of the past policy justification was based on owner occupied neighborhoods being more stable with respect to employment, crime, education, etc. The premis of much of this academic drivel is being refuted by the simple chicken and egg question. Are neighborhoods more stable because of ownership or because or education which is related to employment which is related to crime…

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