Professor Dr. Peter Boelhouwer

Biography

Peter Boelhouwer has been Professor of Housing Systems at the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment since 2001. He is primarily concerned with the supply and demand of the housing market and housing policy. The Dutch housing market is currently in a poor state, with an increasing housing shortage and rising purchase prices putting pressure on affordability. Specific groups such as young people, the elderly, and middle-income earners are facing difficulties finding suitable homes. His research chair focuses on housing choice, house price developments, and housing market reforms, with a strong emphasis on international comparative research in housing systems. Issues related to the functioning of the private rental sector, developments in the Chinese housing market, and the relationship between building production and purchase price development are discussed. He supervises eight PhD candidates on a range of topics. He foresees that the housing market needs restructuring, and housing associations should take on a new position due to the ageing population and changes in the welfare state, which will have significant influence.

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