Rent and displacement effects fade with distance from new housing.

The paper’s paired distance plots show lower rents and lower measured displacement risk closest to new projects.

FROM THE PAPERFigure 15 · Proximity to new projects, rents, and displacement

Source: Pennington (2021) · Figure 15; PDF p. 30

Keep in mind: Moving to a poorer ZIP code is an imperfect displacement proxy; San Francisco is unusual, and this is a working paper.

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The paper’s paired distance plots show lower rents and lower measured displacement risk closest to new projects.

Source: Pennington (2021)
Figure: Figure 15 · Proximity to new projects, rents, and displacement · Figure 15; PDF p. 30
Keep in mind: Moving to a poorer ZIP code is an imperfect displacement proxy; San Francisco is unusual, and this is a working paper.

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