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Full-Text Articles in Urban Studies and Planning
High Price Of Housing Has Some Unseen Costs, Chester Smolski
High Price Of Housing Has Some Unseen Costs, Chester Smolski
Smolski Texts
"Affordability is the major problem in the housing industry today, at least in this part of the country. The Northeast, now the most expensive area in the nation in which to build a house, is fine for those who are sitting in their appreciating houses, but the region is at a distinct disadvantage when it comes to attracting a pool of talented people to live and work here."
Lunching Crowd, See How They Spend, Chester Smolski
Lunching Crowd, See How They Spend, Chester Smolski
Smolski Texts
"This year marks the 20th anniversary of an event that has had a marked impact on the shopping pattern of Rhode Island shoppers--Midland Mall, now Rhode Island Mall, opened its doors in Warwick."
Preferred Location For A Jewelry Trade Center Is Downtown Providence, Chester Smolski
Preferred Location For A Jewelry Trade Center Is Downtown Providence, Chester Smolski
Smolski Texts
"When the state of Rhode Island determined that a new court facility was needed in the Providence area in the late 1970s, a strong case was made to locate it on the state land near the Adult Correctional Institution in Cranston. A site there would have adequate space for parking, easy access off of Route 95 and a proximity of court to jail that would seem to make it a natural choice, given our propensity to site buildings and functions with deference to cars rather than people."
Tax Equity Effects Of Creative Financing: Empirical Evidence, James G. Strathman, Morton Paglin
Tax Equity Effects Of Creative Financing: Empirical Evidence, James G. Strathman, Morton Paglin
Center for Urban Studies Publications and Reports
This paper argues that tax inequities are produced when property assessments fail to account for the effects of creative financing . Changes in equity resulting from the capitalization of creative financing in housing prices are estimated from a sample of properties in Portland, Oregon using the Paglin-Fogarty model. The principal findings of the analysis indicate that : 1) on average, creatively financed houses have a higher mean assessment ratio than conventionally financed houses; 2) the assessment penalty for creative financing is systematically related to the market value of houses, and is both absolutely and relatively larger for houses with lower …