In a recent issue of this journal Priemus discusses the implications of the shift in the Dutch housing market from suction to pressure. He rightly asserts that the impact made by surpluses on a market differs from that made by shortages, and that this difference will lead to a new generation of...

The most recent population forecasts tell us that the number of people living in the Netherlands will decrease after 2030, and the number of households after 2035. A long period of housing surpluses may be expected to follow the post-war era, a period marked by housing shortages. According to...

In a recent issue of this journal Priemus discusses the implications of the shift in the Dutch housing market from suction to pressure. He rightly asserts that the impact made by surpluses on a market differs from that made by shortages, and that this difference will lead to a new generation of...

Eine nachhaltige Siedlungs- und Wohnungsmarktentwicklung stellt - insbesondere für wachsende Stadtregionen - eine Herausforderung dar. Das Beispiel Zürich zeigt, wie ambitionierte Nachhaltigkeitsziele verfolgt werden können. Unter der Maßgabe einer 2000-Watt-Gesellschaft, die anstrebt, den...

Eine nachhaltige Siedlungs- und Wohnungsmarktentwicklung stellt - insbesondere für wachsende Stadtregionen - eine Herausforderung dar. Das Beispiel Zürich zeigt, wie ambitionierte Nachhaltigkeitsziele verfolgt werden können. Unter der Maßgabe einer 2000-Watt-Gesellschaft, die anstrebt, den...

This article starts from the observation that social rented housing in Britain is in transition. Evidence is presented to show the emerging importance of not-for-profit registered social landlords, and the growing significance of stock transfer associations (formed from within the public...

During the 1990s, as social housing throughout Europe experienced budget cuts, the British response involved adopting a more European approach. A market for social housing finance has been successfully created. Major contrasts with Europe remain, particularly the dominance of municipal housing....

Market segmentation theory is based on the notion that although customers are unique they may be grouped into relatively homogeneous categories which respond in a certain manner to the supplier's marketing efforts. Despite the lack of commercial necessity for the Dutch social rented sector in...