Residential markets are mostly local and regional. However, often reporting the state of the market in the country there is the concentration on the market in the capital and major cities. It is worth to remember that there are many local and regional markets with specific characteristics....

During socialist period components of housing economy, i.e. the production of housing, its distribution and maintenance, depended on a number of political factors and were funded by the national budget. Concerning the production aspect, special solutions facilitating financing of residential...

Spatial Planning Policy is a subject of interest not only on a local, regional and national level but also from the perspective of European Spatial Development. In today's changing European context, the idea of spatial planning has undergone some changes. Increasingly cities are the subjects of...

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In the 1990s, first projects emerged in Poland as first forms of PPPs. These involved municipal services and the construction/improvement of technical infrastructure facilities, and were mainly small investments implemented by local governments. At that time, the institution of public-private...

The spreading transition of Polish economy initiated processes of first municipalisation and then privatisation of the public housing stock. Municipalities became owners of a considerable portion of the housing stock, frequently depreciated and requiring large outlays on repairs so they have had...

Traditionally, the real estate is seen as a one of components of investment portfolio of institutional investors due to its diversification potential. Insurance companies, in particular, specializing in life insurance and collecting significant capital, in developed economies are important...

Market situation fluctuates under the pressure of macroeconomic factors between periods of strong growth and deep fall passing through shorter or longer periods of stabilization. The real estate market was traditionally considered as a competitive in relation to the stock market, experiencing...

Traditionally, insurance companies invest in real estate, trying to take advantage of real estate as an investment asset. Global economic and cultural changes created the need for new offers of insurance companies and, consequently, a new investment policy. The authors outline trends of real...

The institutional environment of the market has been transformed and modified as a concequence of political, economic and social stimuli. The adoption of planned economy rules in Poland induced the lack of the true real estate market. The precedence of the state over citizens' rights begot weak...