This paper discusses the evolution of housing conditions in urban areas of Latin America and the Caribbean from 1995 to … region. The results indicate that, on average, the proportion of urban households facing housing shortages is declining. This … combination of problems and was improving its housing conditions at a different pace, which indicates that it is highly unlikely …

Despite a recent expansion in housing finance, Brazil still faces a severe housing shortage, especially among lower …-income people, and it is important to examine the development, limitations and prospects of the country's housing finance market … contractual obligations or is merely an effect of the higher level of housing loans imposed by the government on financial …

In the last three decades, the supply of housing in Argentina has not kept pace with demand. This study analyzes the … main drivers of Argentina's housing market and relates them to the macroeconomic environment in order to advance a policy … agenda for housing policy reform. The demand for housing was calculated and tenure choice was analyzed. Structural …

co-management of small infrastructure and urban improvement projects and by lending small loans for housing improvement …

High delinquency rate of publicly provided mortgages in social housing programs are often interpreted to be due to …

This paper investigates the international spillovers of housing demand shocks on real economic activity. The global … responses to an identified US housing demand shock confirm the existence of strong international spillovers to advanced … shows that synchronized housing demand shocks in advanced economies reinforce each other and have a deep and long …