Despite the conventional wisdom that affordable housing, either in the
form of homeownership or through access to rental units, has
beneficial effects for households, society, and the economy more
broadly, there is a noteworthy lack of empirical studies of housing
development and construction companies or building societies that
actively work to supply this asset class in the economy. There are
several reasons for this condition, including the “thin market”
for such business activities. This book offers a case study that
includes two Swedish housing development companies that have targeted
a market niche for affordable homes that few other companies and
market actors are concerned with. One company is part of a major
construction company conglomerate which produces prefabricated housing
modules to better serve the low-end niche of the housing market. The
other company is a municipality-owned housing development company that
acts on the basis of market practices and rules but that also on
policymakers’ stated ambition to provide affordable homes for the
residents in the municipality, the largest municipality in a major
Swedish metropolitan area. Taken together, the study of these two
companies provides first-hand insights into how the production of
affordable homes takes place in a real-world economy. The book is of
relevance for a variety of readers, including graduate students,
management scholars, policymakers, and management consultants.
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Case Studies of the Commercial Supply of Affordable Homes
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781040025253
Publisert
2024
Utgave
1. utgave
Utgiver
Taylor & Francis
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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