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Showing 1 to 20 of 61 for “"housing affordability"”.
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Urban housing affordability and housing policy dilemmas in Nigeria
Given the increasing importance of affordability in housing policy reform debates, this study develops a new composite approach to measuring housing affordability and employs it to examine the nature of urban housing affordability in Nigeria. The data used in this study are based on the Nigerian …
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Subdivision policies and housing affordability - a Cafifornia case study
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1982.
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An analysis of factors influencing housing affordability in Windhoek, Namibia
… has consistently shown the importance of the housing sector on the economy, the long-term social and financial benefits and failure of the housing market to provide an adequate supply of well-located affordable housing. Despite various initiatives by Government and non-governmental …
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A model for the complex assessment of sustainable housing affordability
… study investigates the concept and assessment of housing affordability. Housing affordability is a multi-dimensional issue, yet it is typically assessed quite simply in terms of the financial burden of housing costs. The study frames the housing affordability problem as encompassing more than …
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The effect of tax increment financing development on housing affordability in Houston, Texas
… evaluates the effect of TIF development on housing affordability in Houston, Texas. This work broadly focuses on how TIF district designation and new development in these districts affect overall land and housing costs and thus the supply of affordable housing units in the districts. The …
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Inflation in the housing market : the housing affordability experience of the 1970's
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1984.
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The Interconnection between Net-Zero Building Code and Rental Housing Affordability in Massachusetts
… an increased focus on decarbonization of the housing markets through net-zero energy building codes such as the new “Stretch Code” introduced in Massachusetts. In a quest to achieve declared targets on the “Environmental” front, the “Social” front sometimes gets sacrificed for instance the …
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Homeownership and housing affordability in Great Britain, Japan, Canada, West Germany, and the United States
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1989.
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Neoliberal Planning in Practice: Use Value or Exchange Value? A Post-Positivist Investigation of Auckland’s Housing Affordability Issues
… an alternative investigation of Auckland’s housing affordability issues by focusing on deeper structural issues within neoliberal capitalism. Based on abductive inference, this research moves beyond commonly cited factors for Auckland’s affordability issues and generates an alternative …
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Airbnb in the Age of a Housing Crisis: A Case Study of Housing Affordability and Vacation Rental Regulations in Niagara Falls, ON
This research focuses on housing in the context of growing unaffordability and increasing popularity of Airbnb in Niagara Falls, Ontario. In a city like Niagara Falls, which sees 12 million tourists annually, vacation rentals have become a highly profitable business. However, Niagara Falls is also …
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Power, planning, and the right to the post-disaster city : exploring opportunities for long-term housing affordability and resilience in earthquake recovery
The San Francisco Bay Area is in the midst of a housing crisis, which has been exacerbated by the growth of high-income earners, slow housing construction, and a historic transfer of property ownership facilitated by the foreclosure crisis. This has resulted in the rapid displacement of low- and …
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DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING FRAMEWORK FOR LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS IN PAKISTAN
Provision of affordable housing is a global issue and key agenda of UN Habitat, ‘housing for everyone’ (ILO, 1974). It is believed that a decent and good quality affordable housing is a basic and fundamental need for humans and can help to achieve several socio-economic policy objectives …
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Paper Money, Paper Homes: How the Financialization of Housing Ruined Housing Policy
There is a global housing affordability crisis; the cost of housing has skyrocketed at rates that far outpace real wages. Using a Marxist lens, I look at the dynamics of commodification and financialization in a capitalist land market. My thesis argues that the existence of a profit motive …
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Housing for Whom: Does Adherence to Massachusetts' 40B Provide Adequate Stock of Housing Types Needed at the Local Level?
… has been in effect for over 50 years, yet the housing affordability crisis in the state persists. It is well established that onerous bureaucratic permitting requirements, along with restrictive zoning ordinances constrain the housing market and serve to drive up housing prices. This study aims …
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Mapping impact : an analysis of the Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative Land Trust
… land trust, which provides long-term affordable housing to low-income families using a resale-restricted model and promotes community control over development. It seeks to answer the following question: how much and in what ways has DSNI's land trust stabilized the Dudley neighborhood, …
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Balancing Purpose and Growth: Evaluating Community Land Trusts (CLTs) as an Organizational Model and the Imperative for Strategic Management
The U.S. is experiencing a severe housing affordability crisis affecting both homeownership and rental markets across income levels. Community land trusts (CLTs) have gained popularity as a promising model to help preserve long-term affordable housing. However, while CLTs have been extensively …
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'Amageddon': the unholy trinity of class monopoly rent in the Emerald City
… to the city, resulting in an oversaturated housing supply and an ensuing housing affordability crisis as rents have continued to skyrocket year after year. The circumstances surrounding the crisis suggest foul play not only by the megacorporation itself, but by developers and City officials, …
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Educationally Resilient College Students and Their Experiences With Housing Insecurity
… study was to understand how students navigate housing insecurity during their postsecondary experience. Emerging as a recent topic in scholarly discussion, how students address housing affordability and accessibility highlights an important discussion surrounding college opportunity. …
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Increasing Workforce Housing in Miami
Miami is at the center of the housing affordability crisis, ranking for the first time ever above San Francisco and New York, Miami recently became the least affordable housing market in the United States. Rising rates, record prices, insurance premiums and the unprecedent migration to Southeast …
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