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Local effects of new housing in lower-income areas

The study found large new apartment buildings in lower-income areas reduced nearby listed rents by 5 to 7 percent relative to comparison areas, but it does not evaluate scattered vacant-lot or deeply affordable Orlando projects.

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Asquith, Mast, and Reed, Supply Shock Versus Demand Shock, Upjohn Institute Working Paper 19-316 (2019).

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The study found large new apartment buildings in lower-income areas reduced nearby listed rents by 5 to 7 percent relative to comparison areas, but it does not evaluate scattered vacant-lot or deeply affordable Orlando projects.

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