Housing Market Challenges in Europe and the United States

Abstract

List of Figures and Tables Notes on the Contributors Introduction: Housing Market Challenges in Europe and the United States Housing Markets in Europe and in the USA - What Are the Relevant Issues Today? Subprime Mortgage Market and Current Financial Crisis Determinants of Homeownership Rates: Housing Finance and the Role of the State The Rental Housing Market Housing Markets, Business Cycles and Economic Policies European Rental Markets: Regulation or Liberalization? The Spanish Case Fiscal Aspects of Housing in Europe Towards a New Housing System in Transitional Countries - The Case of Hungary House Price and Other Housing Market Data: A User's Perspective Residential Property Price Statistics for the Euro Area and the European Union Housing and Financial Wealth in Austria: What Can Survey Data Tell Us for the Analysis of Financial Stability Issues