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This working paper compares rental housing in 12 countries in Europe and North America, using individual records from household surveys. Differences in housing…

Much of homeownership research and policy focuses on financial or information barriers that might frustrate low-income renter households from buying a home. Given existing…

W05-8: The rapid rise in home prices in countries around the world has focused new attention on the role that housing and housing wealth plays in enhancing the financial…

W04-1: A decade ago, million-dollar houses were uncommon. This is no longer true. Houses worth one million dollars or more are a fast growing segment of housing markets…

W06-5: This paper examines the determinants of the ownership of multiple homes and the influence of multiple-homeownership on the income elasticity of housing demand. It…

W02-2: This paper examines intergenerational wealth transfer and its impact on housing. It synthesizes previous studies and findings through three perspectives: the…

W05-6: Homeownership has received great support from policy makers because of its perceived significant financial and social benefits for both individuals and…

W00-5: The stock of residential units in the United States is constantly changing as units are added, demolished, or converted. This paper looks at the conversion of…

W98-5: Although the federal government provides tax incentives for homeownership, current tax provisions provide few incentives for lower-income families to buy a home…

W03-3: Through a longitudinal survival analysis, this paper provides the first look into the long-term process of nest leaving, which is a pre-condition for natural…