"The chapters of this book are selected from papers presented at a symposium organised by the editors and generously funded by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and held in September 2010 in Edinburgh."--Acknowledgement.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contributors -- Glossary -- Introduction : the housing economy and the credit crunch -- The housing boom, the bust and US housing policy -- Housing bubbles and foreclosures that follow : the case of Las Vegas -- Unemployment risk, homeownership, and housing wealth : lessons from the bubble -- The changing nature of household demand and housing market trends in China -- The structural sustainability of home ownership in Australia -- Impacts on wealth and debt of changes in the Danish financial framework over a housing cycle -- Market stability, housing finance, and home ownership in Germany -- The responsiveness of new supply to house prices : a perspective from the Spanish housing market -- The UK housing market cycle and the role of planning : the policy challenge following the financial crisis -- Developments in the role of social housing in Europe -- Delivering affordable housing in the UK -- The UK private rented sector as a source of affordable accommodation -- Conclusions: the challenges ahead -- References -- Index.

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