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 …

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 markets are large and highly volatile: they can thus create large macroeconomic risks. The current paper … provides a bird’s eye view of where the housing markets of major OECD economies currently stand. It then uses the results of … empirical analyses to suggest how economic policies can enhance economic resilience by reducing housing-related risks through …

Housing markets, which are large and subject to sharp swings, shape to a great extent countries’ exposure to economic … crises and their capacity to recover from them. This paper analyses the transmission of housing-related shocks to the real … investigate, which housing policy-related reforms can foster greater economic resilience. Among other results, it finds that a …

paper estimates long-term elasticities of housing supply to prices in OECD countries before exploring their drivers with a …

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 …

The Finnish housing market is volatile. After declining significantly as the global financial crisis unfolded, housing … fundamentals in housing price and investment developments. Current housing valuations and residential investment are broadly in … line with the model estimates. Housing market volatility is exacerbated by fluctuations in the wider economy, which given …

. Reforming the housing market would reduce the risks associated with high house prices, ensure adequate residential investment …