Housing is key for well-being and for spatial and social mobility. In India, the housing market is characterised by … excess demand for affordable dwellings, a small rental market and an oversupply of high-end housing, especially in urban …

Housing conditions in Belgium are among the best in OECD countries according to the Better Life Index, as dwellings are … of high quality and large, and housing costs are average. However, the steep increase in house prices since 2003 has put … market access for first-time buyers under pressure. Housing affordability is also deteriorating for the poor, as demand for …

policymakers at the current juncture and outlines responses in terms of monetary, micro and macro-prudential, and housing policies. …

Chile has made considerable progress in promoting access to affordable good-quality housing over the past two decades …. The proportion of households that have no housing or that live in sub-standard housing has fallen from 23% in 1992 to 10 …% in 2011 (Ministerio Desarrollo Social 2013). Nevertheless, the incidence of poor quality housing and overcrowding is …

This paper develops OECD information on housing policies and the degree to which OECD countries pursue social policy … housing, but public support for social rental housing is declining in many countries and the private rental sector is playing … an increasingly important role in promoting access to affordable housing. In almost all OECD countries housing support is …

This Working Paper studies ways to stimulate the private rental sector (PRS) of the housing market – and compares …’ of the PRS. A well-functioning PRS and neutrality in housing policies can improve the functioning of the housing market … – by promoting residential mobility, increasing housing options for households and generating competitive supply and …

price correction in these segments spills over into other markets. The country benefits from a sound and effective housing … on loan losses would better align private and social interests. There may be a shortage of rental housing in several … and increase incentives for private-sector development of affordable housing. This Working Paper relates to the 2014 OECD …

Housing prices have been growing strongly in Luxembourg, stoked by population growth, a high rate of household … indebtedness. Housing affordability has been deteriorating in particular for low-income households who do not profit from highly … subsidised social housing. A mix of policies addressing supply-side restrictions, such as land hoarding and resistance to …

, macroeconomic conditions, stock of housing and institutional features. The results suggest that high and rising house prices in … structural and regulatory features of the Norwegian housing market also put upward pressure on prices: the favourable tax … housing supply to demand could also ease price pressures. …

In a context marked by rapid urbanisation, growing housing demand and the worsening impacts of climate change, national … governments play a vital role in delivering environmentally sustainable cities with adequate and affordable housing. This paper … reviews national housing policy instruments from around the world, analysing their impacts on compact urban development and …