Enhancing Access to Capital for Smaller Unsubsidized Multifamily Rental Properties
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Any opinions expressed are those of the author and not those of the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University or of any of the persons or organizations providing support to the Joint Center for Housing Studies. Acknowledgement The authors thank Ren Essene and Rachel Drew for thier assistance on this paper.
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