Institutional investment in rental housing in Australia: A policy framework and two models

Urban Studies

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 91-111

  Berry, Mike ^a   Hall, Jon ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOUSING POLICY; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; INVESTMENT; RENTAL SECTOR;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 13644249282     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0042098042000309711     Document Type: Article

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