Housing Policy Debate Volume 5, Issue 2

Housing Policy Debate is published quarterly by the Office of Housing Research. The goal of this publication is to stimulate thoughtful and insightful discussion on a broad range of housing issues, including housing policy, home mortgage finance, and international housing.

Housing Policy Debate is organized in three sections: Forum, Articles, and Current Issues. All articles appearing in the Forum and Articles sections have undergone a double-blind review by members of the Office of Housing Research Advisory Board and other respected scholars. The Forum section also features Comments written by leading experts in the field. Finally, the Current Issues section presents more policy discussion of current issues in housing and finance. Housing Policy Debate also publishes articles presented at the Fannie Mae Annual Housing Conference.

Contents:

Forum
- Public Shelter Admission Rates in Philadelphia and New York City: The Implications of Turnover for Sheltered Population Counts (Dennis P. Culhane, Edmund F. Dejowski, Julie Ibanez, Elizabeth Needham, & Irene Macchia)

- Comment (Martha R. Burt)

- Comment (Anna Kondratas)

- Comment (Peter H. Rossi)

Articles
- Private Finance for Social Housing in Australia (Judith Yates)

Current Issues
- The Functioning and Regulation of Escrow Accounts (Edwin S. Mills)