Housing is key for well-being and for spatial and social mobility. In India, the housing market is characterised by … excess demand for affordable dwellings, a small rental market and an oversupply of high-end housing, especially in urban …

remittances could thus play a positive role in improving the housing conditions of households in Dakar. This paper aims to test … first results show that at the time of the survey, the housing conditions of households with migrant(s) were generally … real estate rarely serve to improve the housing conditions of the households to which they belong. They can nonetheless …

owners using the owner equivalent rent approach and develop a measure of affordability that combines housing and …Brazil has largely accomplished its urban transition but housing conditions for many residents of its urban centers … measure of housing adequacy based on seven different deficiencies and estimates the number of households living in these …

The term housing affordability has come into popular usage in the last two decades replacing housing need at the centre … of debate about the provision of adequate housing for all. The aim of affordability would be defeated if housing cost … factors contributing to affordable housing in Kosofe Local Government Council Area, Lagos, Nigeria. The study was conducted …

last few years, house prices have continued to trend higher, and affordability remains a major challenge in urban centres … price correction in these segments spills over into other markets. The country benefits from a sound and effective housing … on loan losses would better align private and social interests. There may be a shortage of rental housing in several …

There has recently been widespread public debate and media attention around housing affordability. This paper discusses … the concept of affordability as it applies to housing, examines the approaches used to measure affordability, and then … conducted by Statistics New Zealand to obtain our data. We conclude that affordability is difficult to define and that there is …

policies on the worsening of housing affordability. In view of these conclusions, the preponderance of the type of public … policies implemented and their relationship with the most prominent factors on housing affordability is debated. …, has impacted real estate prices and created obstacles for average income families to meet their housing needs. This …