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Housing shortage worldwide

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In the past few years, concerns about the housing shortage has been widespread in developed economies all over the world. The insufficient supply of new homes in key markets is one of the reasons for the rising prices of residential real estate.
With its focus in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Spain, and Australia, this report examines which are the metropolitan areas and regions with the worst housing shortages. Additionally, it also analyzes the causes behind the housing shortage and it studies some of the public policies with which governments have been trying to solve the problems ailing the housing market.

Table of contents

1. The global state of the housing market

  • Major challenges to the housing market
  • How to measure the housing shortage
  • Countries with the worst housing shortage

2. The housing gap in major markets
  • United States
  • Canada
  • United Kingdom
  • Germany
  • France
  • Spain
  • Australia

3. Causes of the housing shortage
  • Construction delays
  • Main challenges in Europe
  • Main challenges in the U.S., Canada, and Australia
  • Regulatory constraints

4. Solutions to the housing affordability problem
  • House prices on the rise
  • Types of housing policy
  • Support for homebuyers
  • Housing allowances
  • Rent controls

5. How to boost the housing supply
  • Government targets
  • Policy overview
  • Social housing
  • Public housing construction
  • The role of local authorities and non-profits

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