Housing Matters
Housing matters to the livability of cities and to the productivity of their economies. The failure of cities to accommodate the housing needs of growing urban populations can be seen in the proliferation of poorly serviced, high-density informal s...
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ACCESS TO LAND ACCOUNTING AFFORDABLE HOUSING BANKS BUDGET CONSTRAINTS CAPITAL GRANTS CITIES COMMUNITIES CONSOLIDATION CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT COST OF HOUSING DEBT DESCRIPTION DOWN PAYMENTS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EMERGING MARKETS EMPLOYMENT EVICTION EXTERNALITIES FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE FIXED COSTS GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION HABITAT HOMELESSNESS HOMEOWNERS HOMES HOUSEHOLDS HOUSES HOUSING HOUSING AFFORDABILITY HOUSING ASSETS HOUSING CONDITIONS HOUSING CONSTRUCTION HOUSING COSTS HOUSING DEMAND HOUSING DEVELOPMENT HOUSING ECONOMICS HOUSING FINANCE HOUSING IMPROVEMENTS HOUSING MARKET HOUSING NEEDS HOUSING POLICY HOUSING PRICES HOUSING PROGRAMS HOUSING REFORMS HOUSING SHORTAGES HOUSING SUBSIDIES HOUSING SUBSIDY HOUSING SUPPLY HUMAN SETTLEMENTS INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INFLATION INFORMAL HOUSING INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS INHABITANTS INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS INSTITUTIONAL REFORM INTERVENTIONS LABOR MOBILITY LAND DEVELOPMENT LAND PRICES LAND SUPPLY LAND TENURE LAND USE LAND VALUE LAWS LEASING LIVING CONDITIONS LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCALITIES MIGRATION MORTGAGE LENDING MORTGAGE LOANS MORTGAGES MUNICIPALITIES NEIGHBORHOOD NEIGHBORHOODS POLITICAL ECONOMY POOR HOUSING PRESENT VALUE PRIVATE HOUSING PRIVATIZATION PRODUCTIVITY PROFITABILITY PROFITABILITY RATIO PROPERTY TAXES PROVINCES PUBLIC PUBLIC HOUSING PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC PROVISION PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SAFETY PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICES REAL ESTATE MARKETS REAL SECTOR REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RENT CONTROL RENT SUBSIDIES RENTAL HOUSING RENTS RESIDENTIAL MOBILITY RISK MANAGEMENT SAVINGS SELF-HELP SETTLEMENT SHANTYTOWNS SHELTER SITE DEVELOPMENT SLUM SLUM AREAS SLUMS SQUATTER SQUATTER SETTLEMENT STATE INTERVENTION SUBURBAN AREAS TAXATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TENANCY TRANSACTION COSTS URBAN DEVELOPMENT URBAN ECONOMY URBAN EXPANSION URBAN GROWTH URBAN HOUSING URBAN HOUSING MARKETS URBAN LAND URBAN PLANNING URBAN POOR URBAN POPULATIONS URBAN POVERTY URBAN STUDIES URBANIZATION UTILITIES ZONING |
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ACCESS TO LAND ACCOUNTING AFFORDABLE HOUSING BANKS BUDGET CONSTRAINTS CAPITAL GRANTS CITIES COMMUNITIES CONSOLIDATION CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT COST OF HOUSING DEBT DESCRIPTION DOWN PAYMENTS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EMERGING MARKETS EMPLOYMENT EVICTION EXTERNALITIES FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE FIXED COSTS GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION HABITAT HOMELESSNESS HOMEOWNERS HOMES HOUSEHOLDS HOUSES HOUSING HOUSING AFFORDABILITY HOUSING ASSETS HOUSING CONDITIONS HOUSING CONSTRUCTION HOUSING COSTS HOUSING DEMAND HOUSING DEVELOPMENT HOUSING ECONOMICS HOUSING FINANCE HOUSING IMPROVEMENTS HOUSING MARKET HOUSING NEEDS HOUSING POLICY HOUSING PRICES HOUSING PROGRAMS HOUSING REFORMS HOUSING SHORTAGES HOUSING SUBSIDIES HOUSING SUBSIDY HOUSING SUPPLY HUMAN SETTLEMENTS INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INFLATION INFORMAL HOUSING INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS INHABITANTS INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS INSTITUTIONAL REFORM INTERVENTIONS LABOR MOBILITY LAND DEVELOPMENT LAND PRICES LAND SUPPLY LAND TENURE LAND USE LAND VALUE LAWS LEASING LIVING CONDITIONS LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCALITIES MIGRATION MORTGAGE LENDING MORTGAGE LOANS MORTGAGES MUNICIPALITIES NEIGHBORHOOD NEIGHBORHOODS POLITICAL ECONOMY POOR HOUSING PRESENT VALUE PRIVATE HOUSING PRIVATIZATION PRODUCTIVITY PROFITABILITY PROFITABILITY RATIO PROPERTY TAXES PROVINCES PUBLIC PUBLIC HOUSING PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC PROVISION PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SAFETY PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICES REAL ESTATE MARKETS REAL SECTOR REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RENT CONTROL RENT SUBSIDIES RENTAL HOUSING RENTS RESIDENTIAL MOBILITY RISK MANAGEMENT SAVINGS SELF-HELP SETTLEMENT SHANTYTOWNS SHELTER SITE DEVELOPMENT SLUM SLUM AREAS SLUMS SQUATTER SQUATTER SETTLEMENT STATE INTERVENTION SUBURBAN AREAS TAXATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TENANCY TRANSACTION COSTS URBAN DEVELOPMENT URBAN ECONOMY URBAN EXPANSION URBAN GROWTH URBAN HOUSING URBAN HOUSING MARKETS URBAN LAND URBAN PLANNING URBAN POOR URBAN POPULATIONS URBAN POVERTY URBAN STUDIES URBANIZATION UTILITIES ZONING Hammam, Sonia Housing Matters |
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Housing matters to the livability of
cities and to the productivity of their economies. The
failure of cities to accommodate the housing needs of
growing urban populations can be seen in the proliferation
of poorly serviced, high-density informal settlements. Such
settlements are not new in the history of rapidly growing
cities, their persistence results as much from policies as
from economics and demographic transition. Slums have
attracted most of the attention on urban housing in
developing countries, and the Millennium Development Goals
have given prominence to their reduction. However, urban
housing issues transcend conditions in slums and are linked
closely to economic activity. City economies influence
housing demand, and in turn the flexibility of housing
supply affects economic activity and city growth. This paper
provides an overview of the policy and institutional
building blocks that determine housing sector performance,
drawing on studies from both developed and developing
countries. It focuses on property rights, including tenure
choice, housing finance, and subsidies. It also reviews the
factors that affect supply: the availability of serviced
land, as well as land and housing regulations. While these
elements have been standard tools of housing policy, they
are still the subject of considerable debate over their
sequencing, policy content, and priority. There has been a
great deal of emphasis over the last two decades on
demand-side measures to improve property rights systems,
develop housing finance, and even to introduce new subsidy
systems. All these developments are important, but as this
paper argues, less progress has been made in understanding
and addressing the factors that constrain supply, which
often thwart improvements on the demand side. |
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Hammam, Sonia |
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Housing Matters |
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Housing Matters |
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Housing Matters |
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Housing Matters |
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Housing Matters |
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housing matters |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2014 |
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okr-10986-187532021-04-23T14:03:49Z Housing Matters Hammam, Sonia ACCESS TO LAND ACCOUNTING AFFORDABLE HOUSING BANKS BUDGET CONSTRAINTS CAPITAL GRANTS CITIES COMMUNITIES CONSOLIDATION CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT COST OF HOUSING DEBT DESCRIPTION DOWN PAYMENTS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EMERGING MARKETS EMPLOYMENT EVICTION EXTERNALITIES FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE FIXED COSTS GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION HABITAT HOMELESSNESS HOMEOWNERS HOMES HOUSEHOLDS HOUSES HOUSING HOUSING AFFORDABILITY HOUSING ASSETS HOUSING CONDITIONS HOUSING CONSTRUCTION HOUSING COSTS HOUSING DEMAND HOUSING DEVELOPMENT HOUSING ECONOMICS HOUSING FINANCE HOUSING IMPROVEMENTS HOUSING MARKET HOUSING NEEDS HOUSING POLICY HOUSING PRICES HOUSING PROGRAMS HOUSING REFORMS HOUSING SHORTAGES HOUSING SUBSIDIES HOUSING SUBSIDY HOUSING SUPPLY HUMAN SETTLEMENTS INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INFLATION INFORMAL HOUSING INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS INHABITANTS INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS INSTITUTIONAL REFORM INTERVENTIONS LABOR MOBILITY LAND DEVELOPMENT LAND PRICES LAND SUPPLY LAND TENURE LAND USE LAND VALUE LAWS LEASING LIVING CONDITIONS LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCALITIES MIGRATION MORTGAGE LENDING MORTGAGE LOANS MORTGAGES MUNICIPALITIES NEIGHBORHOOD NEIGHBORHOODS POLITICAL ECONOMY POOR HOUSING PRESENT VALUE PRIVATE HOUSING PRIVATIZATION PRODUCTIVITY PROFITABILITY PROFITABILITY RATIO PROPERTY TAXES PROVINCES PUBLIC PUBLIC HOUSING PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC PROVISION PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SAFETY PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICES REAL ESTATE MARKETS REAL SECTOR REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RENT CONTROL RENT SUBSIDIES RENTAL HOUSING RENTS RESIDENTIAL MOBILITY RISK MANAGEMENT SAVINGS SELF-HELP SETTLEMENT SHANTYTOWNS SHELTER SITE DEVELOPMENT SLUM SLUM AREAS SLUMS SQUATTER SQUATTER SETTLEMENT STATE INTERVENTION SUBURBAN AREAS TAXATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TENANCY TRANSACTION COSTS URBAN DEVELOPMENT URBAN ECONOMY URBAN EXPANSION URBAN GROWTH URBAN HOUSING URBAN HOUSING MARKETS URBAN LAND URBAN PLANNING URBAN POOR URBAN POPULATIONS URBAN POVERTY URBAN STUDIES URBANIZATION UTILITIES ZONING Housing matters to the livability of cities and to the productivity of their economies. The failure of cities to accommodate the housing needs of growing urban populations can be seen in the proliferation of poorly serviced, high-density informal settlements. Such settlements are not new in the history of rapidly growing cities, their persistence results as much from policies as from economics and demographic transition. Slums have attracted most of the attention on urban housing in developing countries, and the Millennium Development Goals have given prominence to their reduction. However, urban housing issues transcend conditions in slums and are linked closely to economic activity. City economies influence housing demand, and in turn the flexibility of housing supply affects economic activity and city growth. This paper provides an overview of the policy and institutional building blocks that determine housing sector performance, drawing on studies from both developed and developing countries. It focuses on property rights, including tenure choice, housing finance, and subsidies. It also reviews the factors that affect supply: the availability of serviced land, as well as land and housing regulations. While these elements have been standard tools of housing policy, they are still the subject of considerable debate over their sequencing, policy content, and priority. There has been a great deal of emphasis over the last two decades on demand-side measures to improve property rights systems, develop housing finance, and even to introduce new subsidy systems. All these developments are important, but as this paper argues, less progress has been made in understanding and addressing the factors that constrain supply, which often thwart improvements on the demand side. 2014-06-25T20:15:47Z 2014-06-25T20:15:47Z 2014-05 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/05/19539995/housing-matters http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18753 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 6876 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research Latin America & Caribbean |