The general housing policy trend in Europe has been towards neoliberalization meaning
less state involvement in housing market and less government support for housing …

The number of people residing in private rentals, particularly in megacities, has been
steadily increasing worldwide. However, a number of studies have revealed that a …

Given the increasing importance of affordability in housing policy reform debates, this study
develops a new composite approach to measuring housing affordability and employs it to …

What lies ahead for the social rented sector in western Europe? Do countries differ merely in
degree, or do differences between countries offer grounds on which to sketch divergent …

Housing became more expensive in the Netherlands between 2002 and 2006, a trend
which has been demonstrated using various measures of affordability. The expenditure-to …

This research paper seeks to put Canadian rental housing–its postwar peak and
subsequent decline–in comparative historical perspective. How similar or different is …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to explore the extent that interest subsidies have
impacted on the total production of Swedish single‐and multifamily houses. It also intends to …

The construction industry, and especially residential building construction activity,
represents a significant part of a country's general economy, directly affecting GDP through …

New regulations on the allocation of social housing recently came into effect in the
Netherlands as a result of a state-support complaint filed by institutional investors to the …

Housing policy makers in developed countries face a range of common challenges today.
These include: the housing-related demands of an ageing population; changing housing …