Mixed-Income Housing: Factors for SuccessAbstractA renewed emphasis has been placed on mixed-income housing through HUD’s HOPE VI program and the bipartisan consensus to end the concentration of low-income people in public housing. Through an analysis of seven successful mixed-income housing developments, this article defines a research and learning agenda for academics and practitioners in the field. Preliminary analysis indicates that successful mixed-income developments must be well located and excellent in their design and management if they are to attract renters who have location choices. Mixed-income housing works best where there are sufficient units aimed at the higher income renters to create a critical mass of market units and where there are no differences in the nature and quality of the units being offered that are due to the income of the renters. If upward mobility of the low-income residents is a goal, it is necessary to have activities that are specifically aimed at creating opportunities for them; income mixing alone is not sufficient. Perhaps the biggest challenge is income integration in neighborhood settings where property management is not able to set behavioral norms.Mixed-Income
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