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February 2025
| Dear Colleague,
The rising cost of housing is a growing concern across generations, with home ownership for young people becoming an increasingly faraway reality. The December issue of Finance & Development explores the complex housing-market dynamic and more equitable solutions.
âAll sectorsâpublic, private, nonprofitâmust work together to ensure greater access to housing. A well-functioning housing sector is critical to the health of society, to every economy, and to financial stability. To get our house in order, we must fix whatâs broken,â writes Gita Bhatt, F&D editor-in-chief.
Below are a few highlights, and you can click here to read and subscribe â Finance and Development is distributed free of charge.
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 | Walkways, Not Walls | There are benefits to better connecting macroeconomics with real estate economics | Prakash Loungani
The Housing Affordability Crunch | A newly developed dataset shows how the pandemicâs aftermath ushered in the worst housing affordability crisis in more than a decade | Deniz Igan
The True Cost of Living | Sharply higher borrowing costs, especially for housing, fueled a disconnect between inflation statistics and consumer sentiment | Lawrence Summers, Marijn Bolhuis, and Judd Cramer
Chinaâs Real Estate Challenge | Sliding property prices may presage a painful economic adjustment | Kenneth Rogoff and Yuanchen Yang
São Paulo Reclaims Its Center | Brazilâs megalopolis combines federal and municipal programs to retrofit buildings in the downtown area | Elizabeth Johnson
Housing Africaâs Growing Population | Deeper understanding of informality and better use of technology can build more sustainable housing markets | Kecia Rust
How To Spot Housing Bubbles | Early detection and mitigation can help deflate asset bubbles before they burst | Enrique MartÃnez GarcÃa |
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Previous issues have explored artificial intelligence, rethinking economics, and âAn IMF for Tomorrow.â
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