| Description |
1 online resource (xxv, 146 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Directions in development. Finance |
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Directions in development (Washington, D.C.). Finance.
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| Contents |
Ch. 1 Introduction -- What This Book Will Do -- Rationale for Developing Rental Housing -- Note -- References -- ch. 2 The Rental Market and Its Players -- Abstract -- Introduction -- The Owners: Understanding the Potential Supply -- The Tenants: Understanding the Potential Demand -- Financial Issues -- Alternative Tenure Forms -- Notes -- References -- ch. 3 Legal, Tax, and Financial Issues -- Abstract -- Legal Issues -- Tax Issues -- Financing: The Role of Credit -- Subsidies -- Notes -- References -- ch. 4 Recommendations and Conclusion -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Assessment of the Rental Sector -- Legal and Contractual Framework -- Tax Issues -- Finance -- Subsidies -- Reference -- ch. 5 Country Experiences -- Brazil -- China -- Czech Republic -- France -- Germany -- Republic of Korea -- Mexico -- Poland -- Russian Federation -- Singapore -- Thailand -- United States -- Uruguay -- Notes |
| Summary |
"The vast majority of rental housing around the world is unsubsidized and in private hands. Everywhere there are great needs for safe, decent, and affordable housing at the lowest income levels. A few countries-mostly developed ones-have a sizable social rental sector, yet even here the demand cannot be met and there are often long waiting lists for subsidized housing in the main cities. In most emerging economies, the only affordable rentals available are in the informal sector, with poor housing conditions and little security of tenure. This book is an effort to bring rental housing to the forefront of the housing agenda of countries around the world and to provide general guidance for policy makers whose actions can have an effect on where and how people live. It warns of the challenges they face and provides guidelines on how to develop or redevelop a sound rental sector. In doing so, it can enable key players in housing markets-be they government officials, private rental property owners, financiers and nongovernmental organizations-to add rental housing as a critical housing option and to have an informed discussion on how best to stimulate this sector."--Publisher's website |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Rental housing -- Developing countries
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Housing policy -- Developing countries
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Real Estate -- General.
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Housing policy
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Rental housing
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Developing countries
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Taffin, Claude.
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World Bank.
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| LC no. |
2013000721 |
| ISBN |
9780821397985 |
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0821397982 |
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0821396552 |
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9780821396551 |
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