Room for development : housing markets in Latin America and the Caribbean
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Room for development : housing markets in Latin America and the Caribbean
Palgrave Macmillan, 2012
- : pbk
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Library, Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization図
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Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-309) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Latin American and Caribbean countries are the most urban in the developing world and have very high home ownership rates. However, many of the region's inhabitants are still poorly housed. This book examines three key contributing issues: high housing prices relative to family income, lack of access to mortgage credit, and high land prices.
Table of Contents
Dirt Floors and Unpaved Streets: Why Housing Markets Matter Portrait of a Problem: The Housing Sector Two Bedrooms, Two Bathrooms, and a Big Yard? Housing Demand in Latin America and the Caribbean To Buy or Not to Buy: Expanding the Rental Housing Market Digging up the Truth about Land Markets A Construction Industry in Need of Remodeling Too Small to Thrive: The Housing Finance Market Doing It Yourself Hammering Out a Housing Policy that Works
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