Title

Movin', But Not Up To The East Side: Foreclosures And Social Disorganization In Orange County, Florida

Keywords

communities; Foreclosures; mortgages; real estate; social disorganization theory

Abstract

The recent foreclosure crisis in the USA has called for a revival in social disorganization research to examine how communities are being affected. While a number of studies have examined the direct relationship between social disorganization and crime in communities plagued by foreclosure, they have failed to look at the link between social disorganization and real estate indicators. This study fills this gap by examining Orange County, Florida in 2010 using realtor-reported transactional information, a type of data that are rich in transactional information but has yet to be utilized. The findings of this study indicate that negative social capital significantly predicts areas with higher concentrations of foreclosures (positive relationship) and traditional sales (inverse relationship). The proportion of Fair Housing Administration/Veterans Administration loans, the average days on market and the proportion of affluent households in the community also significantly predict these transactions. Limitations of the study as well as directions for future research are also discussed. © 2013 Taylor & Francis.

Publication Date

2-1-2014

Publication Title

Housing Studies

Volume

29

Issue

2

Number of Pages

177-197

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1080/02673037.2014.848263

Socpus ID

84895071551 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84895071551

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