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Locational and Spatial Development Patterns in U.S. Urban Micro Housing

Bing Wang et al.

Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics2025https://doi.org/10.1007/s11146-025-10033-8article
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Abstract

While previous studies of micro-housing have primarily relied on qualitative methods or case-based analyses, this study deploys a more rigorous, data-driven approach. We construct a hand-collected dataset covering 11 major U.S. cities to enable a quantitative examination of this emerging housing form. Drawing on 40 variables from 32 projects, including locational data, physical characteristics, market performance, and amenity features, we identified five distinct micro-housing typologies: TechEd, Dependent, Stand-Alone, Luxury, and Affordable Sharing Economy. In the context of increasing remote work and the growing influence of the sharing economy, these distinct micro-housing types are becoming increasingly relevant as an urban development model. This paper represents a first step toward systematically understanding these building typologies and uncovers their locational patterns through empirical analysis.

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@article{bing2025,
  title        = {{Locational and Spatial Development Patterns in U.S. Urban Micro Housing}},
  author       = {Bing Wang et al.},
  journal      = {Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics},
  year         = {2025},
  doi          = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/s11146-025-10033-8},
}

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