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- Rising and stabilizing incomes, falling building costs, low interest rates, and rising aspirations have all been cited as contributing factors to the surge in building activity and in owner-occupation which took place during these years, as the housing market evolved from one dominated by small builders and landlords before the First World War to one where owner-occupation in a mass market for housing had become more common.
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The interwar years were a watershed time for both the housing market and the building society movement. Many of the large building societies from the pre-war era emerged from a period of stagnation during the First World War to grow rapidly beyond their local settings in the interwar period.
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This paper examines the interwar housing cycle in comparison to what transpired in the United States between 2001 and 2012. The 1920s experienced a boom in construction and prolonged retardation in building in the 1930s, with a swing in residential construction’s share of GDP and absolute volume, which was larger than occurred in the 2000s.
Jul 13, 2021 · Program Comment for the Department of the Army Inter-War Era Historic Housing, Associated Buildings, and Landscape Features (1919-1940) (Program Comment), adopted by the Advisory Coun- cil on Historic Preservation (ACHP) on September 4, 2020, provides the Army an alternative means
The housing market was in crisis because conditions for private investors were poor and there was a very large and growing deficit of dwellings to households. The state stepped in with a mass house- building programme.
This paper examines the interwar housing cycle in comparison to what transpired in the United States between 2001 and 2011. The 1920s experienced a boom in construction and prolonged retardation
- Alexander J. Field
- 2013
From 1925 to 1929, Europe entered a period of relative prosperity and stability. However, unemployment remained high, and population growth outstripped economic growth. During this time, world trade increased and speculative investment increased as the result of better economic times.
DOI link for The Inter-War Years: The Economy, Population, Households and Housing. The Inter-War Years: The Economy, Population, Households and Housing. By A. E. Holmans.
