Housing Futures: A Role for Derivatives?

The Blackwell Companion to the Economics of Housing: The Housing Wealth of Nations

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 585-607

  Smith, Susan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Australia's mortgage rescue scheme; Housing derivatives providing a savings gateway into owner occupation; Housing futures a role for derivatives; Housing market pick up and housing stock quality improvement for future generations; Innovative instruments an asset based approach; Integration of mortgage and financial markets underpinning "mortgage finance revolution"; Ongoing financial turmoil crisis of mortgage lending and borrowing; Owner occupation managing a risky business; Unsustainable debt problem for home buying households, governments and financial markets; Ways to postpone or reduce borrowers' monthly debt repayments

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EID: 84859141123     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444317978.ch25     Document Type: Chapter

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