Transit-oriented development and effective supply on the tenant-occupied multifamily housing market in Washington, DC

Funes, Jose; Sauer, Jeffery; Sun, Laixiang

Abstract

A range of socioeconomic factors, including income distribution, productivity and land use policies, are thought to influence the development of contemporary multifamily housing markets in the United States. Focusing on Washington, DC, as a case study, we use data from the American Community Survey to assemble socioeconomic panel datasets for the years 2010–2019. Through spatial regression analysis, we explore which socioeconomic measures and land use policies are associated with the effective supply of tenant-occupied multifamily housing. We interpret our findings considering issues such as displacement, lessor habit formation, demographic shifts and the uneven growth of transit-oriented housing in DC's current housing landscape.

Citation

Funes, J., Sauer, J., & Sun, L. (2025). Transit-oriented development and effective supply on the tenant-occupied multifamily housing market in Washington, DC. Spatial Economic Analysis, 20(2), 291-311. https://doi.org/10.1080/17421772.2024.2346663

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Online Publication Date: May 14, 2024
• Publication Date: Apr 3, 2025
• Deposit Date: Jun 1, 2024
• Journal: Spatial Economic Analysis
• Print ISSN: 1742-1772
• Electronic ISSN: 1742-1780
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis Group
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 20
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 291-311
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/17421772.2024.2346663
• Keywords: Transit-oriented development, habit formation, multifamily housing, spillovers, spatial regression modelling, Washington, DC