The desired housing situation of households aged 55 and older: housing with common spaces?

Many households aged 55 and older with a desire to move encounter a lack of suitable housing on the Dutch housing market. Various households that have a desire to move, cannot find a dwelling that meets their desires in their desired location. This hinders their ability to realize their housing preferences and forms an impediment to the...

First-time buyers on the Dutch housing market – the starters dilemma: Tackling the starters dilemma – Developers perspective. What are the desired housing preferences of first-time buyers and what trade-offs do they make during the decision-making process to buy an owner-occupied dwelling

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Asymmetrical partnerships in conceptual housing: How start-ups manage to become competitive in the conceptual housing industry

In the Netherlands there is currently a high demand for affordable housing (Volkshuisvesting en Ruimtelijke Ordening, 2022). Earlier research indicated modular integrated housing can serve as a repercussion against this problem (Khan et al, 2022). The Dutch government wants to promote innovation in the construction industry to help solve the...

The potential of 'kluswoningen': Is the provision of 'kluswoningen' valuable for widening the opportunities of first-time buyers?

The housing shortage in the Netherlands has been a pressing issue, particularly affecting starters and middle-income households who struggle with high prices and limited access to affordable housing. In response, there have been interventions and policies aimed at stimulating starters to access the housing market, but the supply of adequate and...

Adequate Social Housing: Using system dynamics modelling to develop a policy strategy that increases the number of adequate rental properties in the Dutch social housing sector

Despite the fact that everyone has the right to adequate housing, this fundamental human right has become a critical manner in several European Union (EU) nations, especially in the Netherlands (OHCHR, 2009; Rosenfeld, 2015; European Parliament, 2020). Despite being the largest social sector in Europe, accounting for approximately 30% of the...

Sturingsmogelijkheden op de Nederlandse woningmarkt gericht op empty-nesters: Een toetsingsmodel dat de impact van sturingsmaatregelen op de doorstroming van de woningmarkt test

Op de huidige Nederlandse woningmarkt heerst een krapte, waardoor de doorstroming van de woningmarkt is vastgelopen. Er is sprake van een kwantitatieve en een kwalitatieve mismatch op de woningmarkt; zowel in aantallen als in type woningen sluiten vraag en aanbod niet op elkaar aan. Hierdoor zijn de instroomkansen of doorstroomkansen voor...

Stimulating the desire to move: How instruments can improve the willingness to move of owner-occupiers aged 55-75: a case study of Rotterdam

The Dutch population is ageing. The impact of the housing situation of the elderly on society is therefore increasing. The current housing situation of the elderly may be inappropriate regarding the use of space and the wellbeing of the residents. Especially the housing situation of owner-occupiers aged between 55 and 75 is not suitable....

Understanding housing and neighbourhood preferences of households aged 55 or older: A study about a variety of households, looking for a house in the mid rent or owner-occupied housing sector in the Netherlands

Ageing is a demographic development in the Netherlands that leads to an increasing amount of older households. Most people aged 55 years and older do not want to move or cannot find a house that meets their demand. This<br/>is expected to block the housing flow and increase the already existing mismatch on the housing market, which will lead to...

The influence of consumer choice on the process of industrialised housing construction: A case study at: CascoTotaal

Preference or policy?: A study to investigate factors that influence the preference and behaviour of first time buyers

First time buyers have an important role on the housing market. First time buyers namely determine a large proportion of the movements on the owner occupied market (Marwijk, Pellenbarg, & Ruiter, 2014, p. 7) and are necessary to create liquidity at the lower end of the owner occupied market (Neuteboom & Brounen, 2007). Currently first time...

social housing on the move

Both the public and the European Commission have criticized the past actions of Dutch housing associations. A new housing act has become applicable, which would force housing associations to change their conduct on the rental housing market. Important developments include the allocation of households with a low income to social dwellings, a...

Energetische aanpak met betrekking tot de eigen woningsector - Analyse van de Blok voor Blok benadering

Inner-city development for middle income households

Cities within the most populated part of the Netherlands called the Randstad have to provide housing for a growing amount of households by building within the city. Because the housing market has changed from a supply driven market to a demand driven market, developers and municipalities cannot develop any type of housing they prefer but have to...

De rol van het Woningwaarderingsstelsel in het huidige woonbeleid