From the social housing market (private and rental flats) the state moved out in the 90s, to to pass dominance to private property. After the socialistic era, the housing policy has 3 parts. 2002 was a important date, when the new government realized, that in the precious period (1998-2002) developed very subservient system has become unpayable and need to reform.

The quality of the properties are lower than the European average, there are many small, low conveniences flat, and in the substance further quality polarization is taking place. The flats will be more unaffordable, the expenses’ bigger part is the overhead. Nowadays less and less people are moving because of the prices of the flats and the expenses. Significant reason to move is to save. The housing policy in Europe is purposeful.

The housing advocacy has no uniform definition; it is not defined, which advocacy form pertains in this group. The advocacies’ collate is to the GDP, and the countries divide in 4 groups. Hungary is the second group, but the advocacies’ temporal distribution is unfavourable. The subsidized flats’ low rate is also a problem. The future planning ‘s attendance will be an important move, and also a separate ministry for the housing policy.

From the socialistic housing market (private and rental flats) the state has been filed out in the 90s, the private property would be dominated.
The quality of the properties are lower than the European average, there are many small, low conveniences flat, and in the substance further quality polarization is taking place. The flats will be more unaffordable, the expenses’ bigger part is the overhead. Nowadays less and less people are moving because of the prices of the flats and the expenses.

Metropolitan Research Institute
József Hegedüs (executive), tel. +36 1 217 90 41

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József Hegedüs

research

Urban Policy > Housing

Housing policy