02808nam 2200697Ia 450 991095883950332120251116234530.01-135-17319-21-135-17320-61-282-57595-397866125759520-203-86176-010.4324/9780203861769(CKB)2670000000009348(EBL)484776(OCoLC)609418808(SSID)ssj0000361271(PQKBManifestationID)11253409(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000361271(PQKBWorkID)10350652(PQKB)10367697(MiAaPQ)EBC484776(Au-PeEL)EBL484776(CaPaEBR)ebr10371598(CaONFJC)MIL257595(OCoLC)647887612(EXLCZ)99267000000000934820090710d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrHousing boom and bust owner occupation, government regulation and the credit crunch /Peter King1st ed.Abingdon, Oxon ;New York, NY Routledge20101 online resource (168 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-415-55314-8 0-415-55313-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 Housing is not finance; Chapter 2 Really private finance; Chapter 3 Lots of bad decisions; Chapter 4 A political problem; Chapter 5 On the virtue of benign neglect; Conclusions: A plea for sanity; Bibliography; IndexHousing bubbles burst, creating economic misery for millions. Over the past thirty years, the culture of property ownership has become so ingrained that policy makers, bankers and households have taken for granted that housing is a good investment and forgotten about the bust. Explaining how the current crisis in housing markets has arisen, this topical and sharp analysis considers the causes of house price bubbles and the reason for the collapse in markets worldwide. Written for students, it explains the economic cycle of housing, ways in which future booms and busts can be mitigated and howHousingHome ownershipHousing policyHousingFinanceHousing.Home ownership.Housing policy.HousingFinance.332.0414333.338King Peter1960-847200MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910958839503321Housing boom and bust4492839UNINA