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The challenges of the housing economy : an international perspective / edited by Colin Jones, Michael White, Neil Dunse.

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Jones, Colin, 1949 January 13-
White, Michael.
Dunse, Neil.
Series:
Real estate issues (Oxford, England)
Real estate issues
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Housing--Prices--Congresses.
Housing.
Real estate business--Congresses.
Real estate business.
Real property--Ownership--Congresses.
Real property.
Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009--Congresses.
Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009.
Housing policy--Congresses.
Housing policy.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (336 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
This timely book addresses key challenges faced by policy makers and the house-building industry in a post-credit crunch world. It examines the implications for households, the housing market, the economy, as well as for government's policy choices. Challenges of the Housing Economy: an international perspective brings together experts from around the world to examine recent housing market trends. The contributions reveal common long-term trends in housing markets worldwide. Despite differences in supply conditions and the role of planning, there is a trend toward rising house prices
Contents:
Contributors
Glossary
Introduction : the housing economy and the credit crunch
The housing boom, the bust and US housing policy
Housing bubbles and foreclosures that follow : the case of Las Vegas
Unemployment risk, homeownership, and housing wealth : lessons from the bubble
The changing nature of household demand and housing market trends in China
The structural sustainability of home ownership in Australia
Impacts on wealth and debt of changes in the Danish financial framework over a housing cycle
Market stability, housing finance, and home ownership in Germany
The responsiveness of new supply to house prices : a perspective from the Spanish housing market
The UK housing market cycle and the role of planning : the policy challenge following the financial crisis
Developments in the role of social housing in Europe
Delivering affordable housing in the UK
The UK private rented sector as a source of affordable accommodation
Conclusions: the challenges ahead
References
Index.
Notes:
"The chapters of this book are selected from papers presented at a symposium organised by the editors and generously funded by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and held in September 2010 in Edinburgh."--Acknowledgement.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9786613654120
9781280677199
1280677198
9781118280836
1118280830
9781118280829
1118280822
9781118280843
1118280849
OCLC:
784137202

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