Journal of Housing Research Special Open Access Issue: Natural Disasters and the Housing Market

ARES is pleased to announce the publication a special issue of the Journal of Housing Research entitled Natural Disasters and the Housing Market, with full open access generously supported by Fannie Mae.

This issue, guest edited by Michael Lacour-Little, Senior Director of Economic and Strategic Research at Fannie Mae, focuses on the effects, both direct and indirect, of flooding and other natural disasters on properties, markets, and households.

Contributing researchers from both academic and governmental institutions represent diverse expertise in real estate, risk management, finance and economics, consumer protection, housing policy, urban studies, and business.

Articles include:

• Introduction: Natural Disasters and the Housing Market - Michael LaCour-Little
• Flood Risk and the U.S. Housing Market - Carolyn Kousky, Howard Kunreuther, Michael LaCour-Little & Susan Wachter
• From Bad to Worse: Natural Disasters and Financial Health - Caroline Ratcliffe, William Congdon, Daniel Teles, Alexandra Stanczyk & Carlos Martín
• Spatial Spillovers in the Pricing of Flood Risk: Insights from the Housing Market - Carolin Pommeranz & Bertram I. Steininger
• Flood Damage and Mortgage Credit Risk: A Case Study of Hurricane Harvey - Carolyn Kousky, Mark Palim & Ying Pan
• Do Areas Affected by Flood Disasters Attract Lower-Income and Less Creditworthy Homeowners? - Dimuthu Ratnadiwakara & Buvaneshwaran Venugopal
• Deductible Choice in Flood Insurance: Who Chooses the Maximum? - Timothy Dombrowski, R. Kelley Pace, Dimuthu Ratnadiwakara & V. Carlos Slawson, Jr.

About Fannie Mae

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