Italian Abstract: La filiera del settore immobiliare contribuisce per oltre un quinto al prodotto interno lordo; la sua rilevanza per il sistema bancario è ancora più elevata: il credito concesso alle imprese del comparto supera il 34 per cento dei finanziamenti al settore privato. La...

Developments in the real-estate sector are of crucial importance for the business cycle and financial stability. This study analyses developments in the Italian housing market on the basis of both real and financial variables. Following the sharp contraction of the market during the financial...

Foreign people face increasing housing problems in Italy. The goal of the paper is the analysis of these difficulties through an empirical investigation, based on data of a direct survey on estate agencies, which in Italy represent the main brokers in the housing market. The results highlight...

This paper provide a review of housing policies implemented in the Municipality of Modena for those tenants living in unaffordable housing. In the first part of the paper we analyze demand and supply for each of these policies, our sources being microdata from the Municipality: we find that...

The paper reviews the supply of different mortgage instruments to Italian households by means of data obtained from a survey conducted in 2007 by the Bank of Italy over more than 300 banks. The results document significant innovations in housing finance in the last five years: a greater variety...

Italian Abstract: Nell'ambito della propria attività di procurement la Banca Mondiale eroga annualmente tra i 20 e i 40 miliardi di dollari di nuovi prestiti, la metà dei quali destinati al finanziamento di infrastrutture. Si tratta di un mercato nel quale le imprese italiane hanno conseguito...

Italian Abstract: Il lavoro analizza la variabilità territoriale dei prezzi delle case, concentrandosi in particolare sul gradiente dal centro verso i quartieri e i comuni periferici. Le differenze lungo queste dimensioni nelle aree urbane sono ampie, anche più di quelle esistenti tra Centro...

Urban dynamics was studied during the eighties in terms of the so-called ‘urban life cycle theory’ which was launched by the Vienna group within the CURB (costs of urban growth) project. The main elements of this theory, as well as its limits, are already well known. It provides an elegant...

During the last two decades, house prices in Italy have increased dramatically in real terms, particularly in large towns and cities; the rise in rents has been even more marked. This paper analyses home affordability for households, considering both the rent and the property markets. In...

Italian Abstract: Il lavoro espone un'analisi gius-economica di alcune caratteristiche del sistema delle garanzie vigente in Italia. Specifica attenzione è dedicata agli istituti del privilegio, del pegno e dell'ipoteca, in ragione del particolare peso che essi rivestono nei rapporti bancari....