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

• Pubblicazione: Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (336 p.)
• Disciplina: 333.3
• Soggetto topico: Housing - Prices; Real estate business; Real property - Ownership; Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009; Housing policy
• Altri autori: JonesColin WhiteMichael DunseNeil
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: The challenges of the housing economy
• ISBN: 1-280-67719-8; 9786613654120; 1-118-28083-0; 1-118-28082-2; 1-118-28084-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910141327603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Real estate issues (Oxford, England)