TY - BOOK AU - Jones,Colin AU - White,Michael AU - Dunse,Neil ED - ebrary, Inc. TI - The challenges of the housing economy: an international perspective T2 - Real estate issues AV - HD7286 .C43 2012eb U1 - 333.3 23 PY - 2012/// CY - Hoboken, N.J. PB - Wiley-Blackwell KW - Housing KW - Prices KW - Congresses KW - Real estate business KW - Real property KW - Ownership KW - Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009 KW - Housing policy KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - "The chapters of this book are selected from papers presented at a symposium organised by the editors and generously funded by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and held in September 2010 in Edinburgh."--Acknowledgement; Includes bibliographical references and index; Contributors -- Glossary -- Introduction : the housing economy and the credit crunch -- The housing boom, the bust and US housing policy -- Housing bubbles and foreclosures that follow : the case of Las Vegas -- Unemployment risk, homeownership, and housing wealth : lessons from the bubble -- The changing nature of household demand and housing market trends in China -- The structural sustainability of home ownership in Australia -- Impacts on wealth and debt of changes in the Danish financial framework over a housing cycle -- Market stability, housing finance, and home ownership in Germany -- The responsiveness of new supply to house prices : a perspective from the Spanish housing market -- The UK housing market cycle and the role of planning : the policy challenge following the financial crisis -- Developments in the role of social housing in Europe -- Delivering affordable housing in the UK -- The UK private rented sector as a source of affordable accommodation -- Conclusions: the challenges ahead -- References -- Index; Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2011; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries UR - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=10542549 ER -