Reality: Apartments Don't Decrease Property Values

Research

• White Paper: From NIMBY to Good Neighbor Updated May 2006
  Details tools that firms can employ in their NIMBY struggles and summarizes unbiased third-party research reports that refute many of the common myths associated with rental housing, focusing primarily on the notion that apartments cause nearby property values to decline. (May 2006)

• Higher-Density Development: Myth and Fact
  New publication by ULI, NMHC and the Sierra Club that debunks eight widespread misconceptions about higher-density development. Perfect for combating opposition to new apartment development.

• White Paper: Overcoming Opposition to Multifamily Rental Housing
  White paper that examines the nature of local resistance to apartments, the reasons behind it and how it can be overcome. (January 2007)

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• Research Notes: Apartment Residents and the Local Economy - May 2002
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