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Tag: housing policy
The geography of housing affordability
One of the important problems that we are facing these days is the high and rising cost of living. In … More
How can cities be kept affordable? A new attempt with rent controls in Germany
Many European cities experienced strong rent price increases over the last decade, which increasingly threaten to displace poorer parts of … More
Land Value Taxation: A tool for planners against urban sprawl?
Most countries use a real estate tax dependent on the value or size of buildings. These property taxes can be … More
What it means to have renters in the suburbs
In the wake of the Great Recession and mortgage foreclosure crisis, the rate of home ownership has declined and renting … More
Can local policies handle the problem of gentrification?
While local policies to mitigate the displacement caused by gentrification are critical– perhaps now more than at any time in … More
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