Argentina's Housing Market in the 2000s
In the last three decades, the supply of housing in Argentina has not kept pace with demand. This study analyzes the main drivers of Argentina's housing market and relates them to the macroeconomic environment in order to advance a policy agenda for housing policy reform. The demand for housing was calculated and tenure choice was analyzed. Structural characteristics affecting Argentina's housing market include the high concentration of the urban population in a few large metropolitan areas, te association of urban poverty with the housing deficit, and overcrowding. The mortgage market lost its appeal following the 2001-02 crisis due to widespread breaches of contract legitimized through protective legislation (still in place), insufficient long-term financing, and high inflation. The housing deficit could be eliminated in five to eight years if well-coordinated policy initiatives to develop the mortgage market and provide low-income housing were adopted under a decentralized, demand-driven, subsidized program.
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| Format: | Working Papers biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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Inter-American Development Bank
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| Subjects: | Housing, Financial Market, Financial Service, O54 - Latin America • Caribbean, R21 - Housing Demand, R23 - Regional Migration • Regional Labor Markets • Population • Neighborhood Characteristics, R28 - Government Policy, R30 - Real Estate Markets Spatial Production Analysis and Firm Location: General, R31 - Housing Supply and Markets, R38 - Government Policy, R58 - Regional Development Planning and Policy, Argentina, housing, housing demand, housing deficit, housing finance, tenure choice, mortgage market social housing policy, |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0011310 https://publications.iadb.org/en/argentinas-housing-market-2000s |
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| Summary: | In the last three decades, the supply of housing in Argentina has not kept pace with demand. This study analyzes the main drivers of Argentina's housing market and relates them to the macroeconomic environment in order to advance a policy agenda for housing policy reform. The demand for housing was calculated and tenure choice was analyzed. Structural characteristics affecting Argentina's housing market include the high concentration of the urban population in a few large metropolitan areas, te association of urban poverty with the housing deficit, and overcrowding. The mortgage market lost its appeal following the 2001-02 crisis due to widespread breaches of contract legitimized through protective legislation (still in place), insufficient long-term financing, and high inflation. The housing deficit could be eliminated in five to eight years if well-coordinated policy initiatives to develop the mortgage market and provide low-income housing were adopted under a decentralized, demand-driven, subsidized program. |
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