Turnover and Filtering of Postwar Single-Family Houses

The large stock of small, lower-cost, single-family houses built in the 1940s and 1950s is an important resource for affordable homeownership. This article analyzes changes in the occupancy and maintenance of this housing stock during the 1970s and compares them with changes observed in pre-1940-vin...

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Published inJournal of the American Planning Association Vol. 50; no. 3; pp. 352 - 358
Main Author Myers, Dowell
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington, D.C Taylor & Francis Group 01.07.1984
American Planning Association
Taylor & Francis Inc
Subjects
Effects
Family
Houses
Housing
Housing rehabilitation
Planning
Polls & surveys
Repair & maintenance
Repairs
Residents
Single family
Turnover
United States
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Summary:The large stock of small, lower-cost, single-family houses built in the 1940s and 1950s is an important resource for affordable homeownership. This article analyzes changes in the occupancy and maintenance of this housing stock during the 1970s and compares them with changes observed in pre-1940-vintage houses. The analysis uses the longitudinal data base from the national Annual Housing Survey. One conclusion is that turnover appears to improve maintenance levels of houses in general. A second conclusion is that the gentrification process observed in the turnover of pre-1940 houses does not characterize turnover in the post-1940 vintage. The research implies that postwar single-family houses should be protected from neglect and that turnover in longer-occupied units should be welcomed for the benefits it brings of increased maintenance and repairs.
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ISSN:0194-4363
1939-0130
DOI:10.1080/01944368408976603