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Hawtrey, Kim - 2009

This text explores the vexing problem of housing exclusion and the related financial fallout, which has come into sharp relief since the onset of the housing-led global credit crisis. The book looks at the dimensions of affordable housing finance, compares current policy approaches in the US, UK...

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Housing Market Challenges in Europe and the United States

Arestis, Philip (ed.); Mooslechner, Peter (ed.); … - 2009

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Room for Development : Housing Markets in Latin America and the Caribbean

Bouillon, César (ed.) - 2012

Latin American and Caribbean countries are the most urban in the developing world and have very high home ownership rates. However, many of the region's inhabitants are still poorly housed. This book examines three key contributing issues: high housing prices relative to family income, lack of...

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European Metropolitan Housing Markets

Andersson, Åke E. (contributor); … - 2007

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of housing theory and policy with a focus on metropolitan regions. The results are based on case studies of twelve European metropolitan regions, including expert panels organized in each. Using an approach from the field of industrial economics, the...

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Policy Innovations for Affordable Housing In Singapore : From Colony to Global City

Phang, Sock-yong - 2018

“This book tells how public authorities in Singapore designed and adapted policies for allocating land, capital, and labor in order to create good places for Singapore citizens and residents to live and work, setting the infrastructure for people in Singapore to create a poster-child East Asia...

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Housing Policy Reforms in Post Socialist Europe : Lost in Transition

Tsenkova, Sasha (contributor) - 2009

The book provides unique insights into the process of housing reforms in post-socialist Europe during its transition to markets and democracy. It explores the relationships between housing policy and housing system performance in nine countries: Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina,...

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Luxusgut Wohnen : Warum unsere Städte immer teurer werden und was jetzt zu tun ist

Voigtländer, Michael - 2017

Wohnungspolitik -- Zurück aufs Land? -- Wohnungsmärkte in der Zukunft. . … Wohnungspolitik reagieren? Um das Gleichgewicht zwischen Angebot und Nachfrage wieder herzustellen, schlägt er zehn Maßnahmen vor, die … Markt in Schwung bringen Drei Irrwege der Wohnungspolitik Zurück aufs Land? Wohnungsmärkte in der Zukunft Der Autor Prof. Dr …

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Co-Evolution of Standards in Innovation Systems : The Dynamics of Voluntary and Legal Building Codes

Grösser, Stefan N. - 2013

Mitigating climate change is one of the most profound challenges facing humankind. In industrialized countries, the residential housing sector produces roughly one-fourth of the greenhouse gas emissions. One solution to reduce these emissions is the availability of building codes that require...

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Housing Affordability and Housing Policy in Urban China

Yang, Zan - 2014

Introduction -- Housing Reform and the Housing Market in Urban China -- Theoretical Background: Affordability and Its Measurement -- Housing Affordability in Urban China: National Study -- Housing Affordability in urban China: Regional Study -- Effects of Housing Policy on Affordability --...

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Impact of Public Policy Measures on the German Real Estate Market

Oertel, Christopher Yvo - 2016 - 1st ed. 2016

Introduction -- The Home-Ownership Allowance and Residential Real Estate Prices -- The Tenancy Law Reform Act of 2001 and the Risk Perception of Residential Real Estate Investments -- The Municipal Trade Tax Multiplier and Office Purchase Prices and Rents -- Summary, Practical Implications, and...

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