Philippine cities provide the highest levels of service and living standards in the country. Much of what happens to the country in terms of production and employment, income and consumption, and access to basic services and amenities will continue to be determined by the performance of its...

Why have housing reforms failed to achieve the desired improvements in housing in the Philippines? A review of trends in government housing strategies shows that while many problems in housing are linked to institutional barriers in the land and financial markets, government reforms focused on...

The objective of this paper is to examine the rental housing market in the Philippines and provide possible policy options for a viable rental scheme for low income households. Rental housing is now seen as a vital component in accommodating large number of families in developing countries. In...

In the last three decades, the People's Republic of China (PRC) has managed to replace its welfare-based urban housing system with a market-based housing provision scheme. With such significant housing policy changes, the PRC has successfully expanded urban home ownership and impressively...

Der Stadtrat der Landeshauptstadt Dresden hat im August 2015 beschlossen, eine neue kommunale Wohnungsgesellschaft zu gründen. In diesem Artikel wird diskutiert, ob die angeführten Gründe für das staatliche Eingreifen in den Wohnungsmarkt gerechtfertigt sind. Aus wissenschaftlicher Sicht...

In Deutschland gibt es aktuell eine rege wohnungsmarktpolitische Diskussion bezüglich verschiedener staatlicher Eingriffe. Zur Bereicherung dieser Diskussion kann es hilfreich sein, die Umsetzung von Fördermaßnahmen in anderen Ländern näher zu betrachten. In diesem Artikel wird die...

This technical paper provides an overview of the Center for Neighborhood Technology's (CNT) H+T affordability index and its potential application outside of the United States (US), where it has played a prominent role in documenting the relationship between housing and transportation and in...

This paper highlights the urban development in India and implications for low income households living in informal settlements or slums. The paper is divided into four sections. Section 1 describes urban development pattern in India. Section 2 presents a summary of policies since 1950 which have...