How does increased competition on the housing market affect rents? An empirical study concerning Sweden

Housing Studies

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 107-123

  Alterhög, Mikael ^a   Lind, Hans ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Competition; Public housing; Rent level; Rental housing market

Indexed keywords

HOUSING MARKET; MARKET CONDITIONS; PRICE DYNAMICS; RENTAL SECTOR;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 0842269248     PISSN: 02673037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0267303042000152195     Document Type: Article

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