The homeownership rate in Germany is one of the lowest among advanced economies. To better understand this fact, we … analyze the role of three specific policies which discourage homeownership in Germany: an extensive social housing sector with … payments by owner-occupiers. We build a lifecycle model with uninsurable income risk and endogenous homeownership in order to …

Wohneigentumsquote beigetragen haben. Wohneigentum ist also mitunter eher indirekt durch budgetneutrale Mietregulierungen als durch die …Using new data on the rent control, tenant protection and housing rationing as well as homeownership rates from 25 … housing have contributed to the rise of homeownership. Originally passed as social policy to protect a considerable share of …