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In addition to its undoubted social value, housing is also a vitally important component of the general economy. When the people occupying the dwellings are also their owners, the investment usually accounts for a sizeable part of their assets and a determining factor of their financing habits. When the dwelling is rented, payment of the rent represents a significant part of family expenditure.
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Suárez, J.L. (2009). The Residential Sector. In: European Real Estate Markets. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230582460_2
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