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Tag Archives: 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 particular, many households need to spend a substantial share of their monthly income on expenditures related to housing, either in … Continue reading
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 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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Tagged affordable housing, displacement, Europe, gentrification, Germany, housing market, housing policy
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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 contrasted to a Land Value Tax (‘LVT’) system, in which only the value of land functions as tax base, not … Continue reading
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 is on the rise, particularly among those under the age of 35. As young academics, what are the questions we … Continue reading
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 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
