The Social Homeownership Model - the case of Norway
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Sandlie HC, Gulbrandsen L. The Social Homeownership Model - the case of Norway. Critical Housing Analyses. 2017;4(1):52-60 http://doi.org/10.13060/23362839.2017.4.1.324Sammendrag
In Norway, mass home ownership has been an important part of social housing in the post-war period. Social housing became available to everybody and a great majority seized the opportunity. The Global Financial Crisis (GFC) had little effect on the Norwegian housing market other than to create a more rigorous housing finance system for the purpose of counteracting increasing house prices and housing debts. This, in turn, has affected the possibilities of young adults entering home-ownership. Nevertheless, the share of young homeowners has been stable or even growing in recent years. Today, social housing in Norway mainly refers to a rather marginal and targeted system providing housing only for the most vulnerable groups.