Überall auf der Welt sind Banken bereit, für den Erwerb oder den Bau von Häusern und den Erwerb von Grundstücken Kredite zu gewähren. Allerdings haben nicht alle Länder eine spezielle Gesetzgebung geschaffen, die es den Banken erleichtert, derartige Kredite durch die Ausgabe von gesetzlich...

We examine the extent to which markets enable the provision of housing finance across a wide range of countries. Housing is a major purchase requiring long-term financing, and the factors that are associated with well functioning housing finance systems are those that enable the provision of...

Housing markets were at the centre of the recent global financial turmoil. In this study, a multidisciplinary group of leading housing analysts from the USA, Europe, Asia and Australasia explore the impact of the crisis within and between countries

"Leading economist Josh-Ryan Collins argues that to understand the housing crisis, we must examine the 'doom loop' that exists between private home ownership and a lightly regulated commercial banking system. The only way out is to rethink how we structure our tax and financial systems and...