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Record Nr.

UNINA9910141327603321

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012

ISBN

9786613654120

9781280677199

1280677198

9781118280836

1118280830

9781118280829

1118280822

9781118280843

1118280849

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (336 p.)

Collana

Real estate issues

Altri autori (Persone)

JonesColin <1949 January 13->

WhiteMichael

DunseNeil

Disciplina

333.3

Soggetti

Housing - Prices

Real estate business

Real property - Ownership

Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009

Housing policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"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.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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