Policy Interventions for the Private Rental Sector in Chinese Megacities based on Empirical Studies from the Netherlands, Germany, and France KU Leuven
A well-operating private rental housing market is a necessity for postindustrial economies worldwide, particularly for residents in megacities. However, financialized housing markets led to increasing difficulties to realize housing property ownership for both the local young generation and newcomers which we called ‘Generation rent’. Taking Shanghai as an example, a 60 square meters apartment downtown is worth approximately ninety-eight ...