This paper reviews the main themes in the empirical literature on housing supply and
outlines suggestions for future research. Much of the literature has focused on the …

This paper provides a review of some of the key articles and research examining the
relationship between planning regulation and its impact on the housing market in the UK …

A wide array of local government regulations influences the amount, location, and shape of
residential development. In this chapter, we review the literature on the causes and effects of …

The role of real estate during the global financial and economic crisis has prompted efforts to
better incorporate housing and financial channels into macro models, improve housing …

The responsiveness of housing supply to changes in prices bears important implications for
the evolution of housing prices and the speed of adjustment of housing markets. Based on a …

Why does evidence to date suggest that the market for stocks and bonds is fairly efficient, but
the market for housing may not be? One way to think about explaining how well the market …

Many reviews of housing economics (and most of the papers on the subject) have noted
that, relative to many other aspects of market behavior, housing supply is understudied …

An unsustainable weakening of credit standards induced a US mortgage lending and
housing bubble, whose consumption impact was amplified by innovations altering the …

This paper develops and simulates a model to examine whether land speculation is
primarily a cause of, or a symptom of, property cycles. The model suggests that the volatility …

We synthesize the vast, international scholarly literature related to the growing problem of
housing affordability. As a foundation for assessing both the causes of housing affordability …