This text deals with the topic of housing shortage vs. residential vacancy – housing market intervention as a task of politics? At the beginning there will be some basic assertions on the relation of market vs. state, especially bearing in mind, the overall importance and social responsibility...

There are four major challenges for housing policy in the near and midterm future: First, rents in many German conurbations have been rising significantly faster than incomes over the last five years. Though it can rightly be argued, that the suggested policies of the new German federal...

The regional differences in the housing markets are enormous and will continue to exacerbate in the future. The main task for the housing policy is to take appropriate long term measures depending on the market structure. A central aspect of future housing policy is the site development....

The economics of the Croatian war differ considerably from what is often thought of as typical features of a war economy. Most strikingly, while wars are often perceived as generating a tendency towards repressed inflation and a command economy the Croatian economy actually moved in the opposite...

ILO pub. Working paper on the implementation of housing policy programmes in Sri Lanka - examines social implications, institutional framework prior to 1977 and after 1977; describes rural areas and urban areas self help housing strategy from 1983, and financial aspects of the "Million Houses...

ILO pub-WEP pub-PREALC pub. Working paper presenting a statistical analysis of housing needs in Ecuador, particularly low cost housing in urban areas - considers theoretical and definitional aspects, qualitative and quantitative aspects, economic implications of supply and demand imbalance,...

Considers the role of informal settlements in supporting employment, expanding opportunities for income generation, and proper housing. Highlights the potential of trade unions, cooperatives and employer associations, to collaborate with informal sector groups, local governments and community...

New Zealand’s crippling home affordability rates cannot be fixed by a single solution such as changing immigration policy or urban planning rules, or imposing a capital gains tax or lending ratios. The report explains that New Zealand’s obsession with home ownership is one of the key reasons...

This article covers 1) the consideration of some basic aspects of housing policyall over the country; 2) pressing problems related to the realization of the mainstate measures in the housing sector; 3) government support of peoples needs forthe housing improvement; 4) expansion of the house...