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OECD: affordability gap requires more affordable and social housing supply
A July 2026 OECD report argues that high-income housing affordability problems reflect a supply-demand imbalance driven by construction costs, labour shortages, borrowing costs, restrictive land use, and low public investment. It recommends expanding affordable and social rental housing, not only relying on market ownership.
Source: OECD · Published 1 July 2026 · Added 16 September 2026 · Global
Why it matters
The report is a primary international synthesis, not a single-country dataset. It is most useful as a map of policy levers and as context for national statistics.
Related topics: Affordability · Housing Supply · Policy · Solutions
Read the original at OECD2026 OECD report on the affordability gap, supply constraints, construction costs, land-use policy, and the role of affordable and social rental housing.