Tag Archives: housing policy

The geography of housing affordability

Posted on April 22, 2015 by

One of the important problems that we are facing these days is the high and rising cost of living. In particular, many households need to spend a substantial share of their monthly income on expenditures related to housing, either in … Continue reading →

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How can cities be kept affordable? A new attempt with rent controls in Germany

Posted on March 17, 2015 by

Many European cities experienced strong rent price increases over the last decade, which increasingly threaten to displace poorer parts of the society from urban centres. Despite the already tightly regulated housing market, rents in several German cities increased by almost … Continue reading →

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Land Value Taxation: A tool for planners against urban sprawl?

Posted on October 6, 2014 by

Most countries use a real estate tax dependent on the value or size of buildings. These property taxes can be contrasted to a Land Value Tax (‘LVT’) system, in which only the value of land functions as tax base, not … Continue reading →

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What it means to have renters in the suburbs

Posted on June 12, 2014 by

In the wake of the Great Recession and mortgage foreclosure crisis, the rate of home ownership has declined and renting is on the rise, particularly among those under the age of 35. As young academics, what are the questions we … Continue reading →

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Can local policies handle the problem of gentrification?

Posted on May 14, 2014 by

While local policies to mitigate the displacement caused by gentrification are critical– perhaps now more than at any time in the last half century–local governments in the U.S. have little incentive to adopt such policies.  A recent article in The Atlantic … Continue reading →

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