@misc{16892,
title = {Rental Housing Wanted: Options for Expanding Housing Policy},
author = {Blanco Blanco, Andrés and Fretes Cibils, Vicente and Muñoz Miranda, Andrés and Gilbert, Alan and Webb, Steven and Reese, Eduardo and Almansi, Florencia and Del Valle, Julieta and Pasternak, Suzana and Brain, Isabel and Mora, Pía and Sabatini, Francisco and Torres Ramírez, Jorge Enrique and Vance, Irene and McHardy, Pauline and Salazar, Clara and Puebla, Claudia and Ponce, Gabriela and Flores, René and Calderón Cockburn, Julio and Chiavone, Irene and Macellaro, Miguel and Silvera, Adriana and Kim, Jeongseob},
year = {2014},
doi = {10.18235/0012571},
abstract = {This book highlights the importance of renting and its potential to help solve the most pressing housing problems in Latin America and the Caribbean. Currently, 1 in 5 households in the region rent their homes, a trend which is most prevalent among the fastest-growing segments of the population, such as young people, single-person households and divorced people. This alternative can therefore help satisfy demand preferences and create greater residential mobility. Also, the quality of rented property is often similar to that of formal homes, even for households in the lowest income quintiles, proving it is an efficient and cost-effective alternative for resolving the qualitative and quantitative housing deficits in the region, suggesting that housing policies linked to better planning and improved territorial organization can lead to more dense, compact cities. For these reasons, the rental market may become a key instrument to compliment the region's housing policy.},
url = {https://doi.org/10.18235/0012571}
}