2018
Maximizing Home Equity or Preventing Home Loss: Reverse Mortgage Decision Making and Racial Inequality
Keene DE, Sarnak A, Coyle C. Maximizing Home Equity or Preventing Home Loss: Reverse Mortgage Decision Making and Racial Inequality. The Gerontologist 2018, 59: 242-250. PMID: 29522185, DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnx209.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial inequalitiesOlder homeownersHome equityMortgage decisionsUnequal landscapeHousing needsRacial inequalityDichotomous schemaEconomic opportunitiesReverse mortgage loansDepth interviewsHome lossThematic coding schemeUS homeownersReverse mortgagesHomeownersEquityStrategic toolInequalityResearch designReverse mortgage borrowersLast resortMortgage loansDiverse sampleMortgages
2014
Fragile health and fragile wealth: Mortgage strain among African American homeowners
Keene DE, Lynch JF, Baker AC. Fragile health and fragile wealth: Mortgage strain among African American homeowners. Social Science & Medicine 2014, 118: 119-126. PMID: 25112566, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.07.063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPoor healthWorking-class African AmericansAfrican American experienceHealth-related eventsConsequences of illnessOngoing historyAmerican experienceRacial inequalityRacial discriminationFragile healthYounger ageDisproportionate burdenHealth inequalitiesAfrican AmericansAmerican homeownersIllnessRisk of foreclosureHealthLived experienceDisabilityRecent studiesRiskParticipantsDownstream consequencesHistory