Freedom for rent. Informal housing market of Caracas

For years it was believed that in Caracas an informal rental housing market did not exist. A survey (n:832) in seven informal areas shows the opposite. The article analyzes the socio-legal aspects and characteristics of the market: the negotiated property, the r...

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Autor principal: Briceño León, Roberto
Formato: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Universidad del Rosario 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://revistas.urosario.edu.co/index.php/territorios/article/view/829
http://biblioteca-repositorio.clacso.edu.ar/handle/CLACSO/96099
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Sumario:For years it was believed that in Caracas an informal rental housing market did not exist. A survey (n:832) in seven informal areas shows the opposite. The article analyzes the socio-legal aspects and characteristics of the market: the negotiated property, the rent, the actors and the norms that regulate the market. It is concluded that the Venezuelan State, with its controls and social policies, has become the principal promoter of the informal rental market and that because of the freedom to rent, the poor are the real estate agents that contribute most to meeting the increasing demand for housing.