Socially oriented cooperative housing as alternative to housing speculation. Public policies and societal dynamics in Denmark, the Netherlands and Spain

Mortgage Choices and Housing Speculation

We describe a rational expectations model in which speculative bubbles in house prices can emerge. Within this model both speculators and their lenders use interestonly mortgages (IOs) rather than traditional mortgages when there is a bubble. Absent a bubble, there is no tendency for IOs to be used. These insights are used to assess the extent to which house prices in US cities were driven by s...

Public Housing: The Experimental Housing Allowance Program

Obesogenic and youth oriented restaurant marketing in public housing neighborhoods.

OBJECTIVES To compare restaurant marketing by restaurant and neighborhood type. METHODS All restaurants (61=fast food, FF; 72=table service, TS) within an 800-meter radius of 13 public housing developments (HD) and 4 comparison neighborhoods were audited using the Restaurant Assessment Tool©2010. HD neighborhoods were lower income and higher minority than comparison neighborhoods with similar...

Healthy energy-efficient housing: using a one-touch approach to maximize public health, energy, and housing programs and policies.

Housing conditions such as leaky roofs, peeling paint, structural problems, chronic dampness, improperly vented combustion appliances, and poor ventilation can cause injury, illness, and increased energy consumption. Homes with moderate and severe housing hazards are more likely to be occupied by families with limited incomes because of the lack of affordable housing choices. As a result, child...

Housing and the Economy: Policies for Renovation