Room for Development [electronic resource] : Housing Markets in Latin America and the Caribbean /
Inter-American Development Bank.author.
Bouillon, César Patricio.editor.
Inter-American Development Bank.
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.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Boxes; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; About the Contributors; Preface; Introduction; 1 Dirt Floors and Unpaved Streets: Why Housing Markets Matter; 2 Portrait of a Problem: The Housing Sector; 3 Two Bedrooms, Two Bathrooms, and a Big Yard? Housing Demand in Latin America and the Caribbean; 4 To Buy or Not to Buy: Expanding the Rental Housing Market; 5 Digging up the Truth about Land Markets; 6 A Construction Industry in Need of Remodeling; 7 Too Small to Thrive: The Housing Finance Market; 8 Doing It Yourself
9 Hammering Out a Housing Policy That WorksNotes; References; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Urban economics.
Development economics.
Environmental economics.
Real estate management.
Regional economics.
Spatial economics.
Urban Economics.
Development Economics.
Environmental Economics.
Real Estate Management.
Regional/Spatial Science.