Capital formation in residential real estate : trends and prospects / by Leo Grebler, David M. Blank, and Louis Winnick ; foreword Simon Kuznets.

Foreword, by Simon Kuznets, ix -- Acknowledgment, xv -- I. Purpose and Scope, 3 -- II. Preview of Findings, 7 -- Part A. Strategic factors in capital formation, 33 -- III. The Course of Residential Construction, 1889-1953, 33 -- IV. The Growth of Residential Capital, 62 -- V. Population Growth-A Basic Factor, 76 -- VI. The Changing Geographical Distribution of New Construction, 90 -- VII. The Decline in Real Capital per Dwelling Unit, 107 -- VIII. Have Consumer Preferences for Housing Weakened?, 124 -- IX. The Declining Importance of Residential Construction in the National Economy, 134 -- X. The Role of Federal Aids, 143 -- Part B. Uses and sources of capital funds, 159 -- XI. The Growth of the Residential Mortgage Debt, 159 -- XII. Flow of Capital Funds into Residential Construction, 172 -- XIII. Secular Changes in Sources of Mortgage Funds, 190 -- XIV. Changes in Regional Distribution of the Residential Mortgage Debt, 209 -- XV. Long-Term Changes in Cost and Terms of Mortgage Financing, 220 -- XVI. The Role of Federal Aids in Mortgage Finance, 238 -- Part C. Long-term prospects-an appraisal, 263 -- XVII. The Push and Pull of Market Forces, 263 -- XVIII. The Future Role of Government, 286 -- XIX. Note on the Time Pattern, 303 -- XX. Postscript: Recent Developments, 309.