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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463217403321

Autore

Peppercorn Ira Gary

Titolo

Rental housing [[electronic resource] ] : lessons from international experience and policies for emerging markets / / Ira Gary Peppercorn and Claude Taffin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2013

ISBN

0-8213-9798-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (177 p.)

Collana

Directions in development Finance

Altri autori (Persone)

TaffinClaude

Disciplina

333.33/8

Soggetti

Rental housing - Developing countries

Housing policy - Developing countries

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

C1; C2; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Executive Summary; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Introduction; What This Book Will Do; Rationale for Developing Rental Housing; Tables; Table 1.1 Housing Tenure, Selected Countries and Cities; Note; References; Chapter 2 The Rental Market and Its Players; Abstract; Introduction; The Owners: Understanding the Potential Supply; Boxes; Box 2.1 Real Estate Investment Trusts; The Tenants: Understanding the Potential Demand; Table 2.1 Kenya and Senegal: Demographics and Income, Owner-Occupiers and Tenants; Financial Issues

Box 2.2 Investment Property DatabankFigures; Figure B2.2.1 IDP Global Annual Property Index, 2010; Table 2.2 Mexico: Distribution of Households by Type of Employment and Income Level; Alternative Tenure Forms; Notes; References; Chapter 3 Legal, Tax, and Financial Issues; Abstract; Legal Issues; Figure 3.1 England: Privately Renting Households; Table 3.1 European Union: Private Rent Setting, Main Options; Box 3.1 Arab Republic of Egypt: Rent Decontrol in Midstream; Tax Issues; Box 3.2 Morocco: Revision of Legal Status of Rental; Table 3.2 Taxes on Private Rental Housing, Selected Countries

Financing: The Role of CreditBox 3.3 United States: FHA's Multifamily Insurance Program; Box 3.4 Europe: Diversity of Social Housing Finance; Subsidies; Box 3.5 United States: Low-Income Housing Tax



Credit Program; Figure 3.2 Poland: Finance Plan for TBS Programs; Notes; References; Chapter 4 Recommendations and Conclusion; Abstract; Introduction; Assessment of the Rental Sector; Legal and Contractual Framework; Tax Issues; Box 4.1 Quebec (Canada): The Regie du logement; Finance; Subsidies; Reference; Chapter 5 Country Experiences; Brazil

Table 5.1 Brazil: Occupancy Types by Household, 2001 and 2009Box 5.1 Brazil: From Residential Leasing to "My House, My Life"; China; Figure 5.1 China: Tenure Distribution; Table 5.2 China: Taxation of Urban Property; Czech Republic; France; Figure 5.2 France: Distribution of Rental Stock by Type of Owner, 2009; Germany; Figure 5.3 Germany: Distribution of Rental Housing Stock by Type of Landlord; Republic of Korea; Figure 5.4 Republic of Korea: Supply of New Housing by Sector; Table 5.3 Republic of Korea: Households by Tenure, 1980-2010

Table 5.4 Republic of Korea: Rent-to-Income Ratio by Income Group and RegionMexico; Table 5.5 Mexico: Distribution of Households by Type of Employment and Income Level; Table 5.6 Mexico: Distribution of Households by Tenure and Income Level; Poland; Russian Federation; Singapore; Table 5.7 Singapore: Key Housing Sector Indicators; Table 5.8 Singapore: Annual Average Rate of Change in Housing Prices and Rents; Figure 5.5 Singapore: Rate of Change in Housing Prices and Rents; Thailand; Table 5.9 Thailand: Housing Characteristics, National and Bangkok

Table 5.10 Thailand: Main Residence by Tenure

Sommario/riassunto

The vast majority of rental housing around the world is unsubsidized and in private hands. Everywhere there are great needs for safe, decent, and affordable housing at the lowest income levels. A few countries-mostly developed ones-have a sizable social rental sector, yet even here the demand cannot be met and there are often long waiting lists for subsidized housing in the main cities. In most emerging economies, the only affordable rentals available are in the informal sector, with poor housing conditions and little security of tenure.This book is an effort to bring rental housing to the for