Housing markets have played a prominent role in macroeconomic developments over recent years. For a great part of the … 2000s, buoyant housing markets have contributed to sustained economic activity in most OECD countries. But many markets …. Against this background, this paper: i) documents housing market developments in 18 OECD countries since the 1970s, putting …

The Finnish housing market is volatile. After declining significantly as the global financial crisis unfolded, housing … fundamentals in housing price and investment developments. Current housing valuations and residential investment are broadly in … line with the model estimates. Housing market volatility is exacerbated by fluctuations in the wider economy, which given …

This Working Paper studies ways to stimulate the private rental sector (PRS) of the housing market – and compares …’ of the PRS. A well-functioning PRS and neutrality in housing policies can improve the functioning of the housing market … – by promoting residential mobility, increasing housing options for households and generating competitive supply and …

A well-functioning housing market is essential for economic prosperity and well-being. A combination of favourable … economic and financial conditions and tight housing supply led to sharp increases in real house prices between the mid-1990s … excessively restrictive, making supply unresponsive to demand and contributing to creating housing shortages and reducing …

Chile has made good progress in improving housing conditions, but still around 10% of the population lives in either … overcrowded houses, or of inadequate quality and/or with poor access to basic services. Improving further housing conditions of … the poor is important for curbing poverty and reducing inequality. First, better targeting of housing subsidies will be …

Housing markets have played a prominent role in macroeconomic developments over recent years. For a great part of the … 2000s, buoyant housing markets have contributed to sustained economic activity in most OECD countries. But many markets …. Against this background, this paper: i) documents housing market developments in 18 OECD countries since the 1970s, putting …

A considerable housing boom has been a key feature of persistently large saving-investment imbalances in New Zealand … households and the banking system heavily exposed to a correction in land and housing markets. Supply rigidities and tax … housing. The economic downturn has increased financial pressures on the social housing sector, with a shortage of public …

price correction in these segments spills over into other markets. The country benefits from a sound and effective housing … on loan losses would better align private and social interests. There may be a shortage of rental housing in several … and increase incentives for private-sector development of affordable housing. This Working Paper relates to the 2014 OECD …

years housing construction had not kept pace with increases in the number of households. In response to these developments … and a contraction in construction activity. Recent price developments are not the only economic issue in Israeli housing …. As in a number of other OECD countries, housing policies favour home ownership through tax settings and subsidies for …