If the 2008 economic-financial crisis had a profound impact in terms of access to housing (especially for low- and middle-income households), the pandemic crisis has not only aggravated this picture but has also partially changed households\u2019 perception of the desirable characteristics of a home (with a new focus, for example, on the importance of balconies and gardens). Against this backdrop, it appears indispensable \u2013 not only in terms of academic research, but also and above all in terms of public policy \u2013 to have a clear and precise picture of the current characteristics of housing demand and supply in Italy.<\/p>\n\n
The paper aims to contribute to shedding light on the state of the (post-)pandemic housing market, focusing in particular on the supply available to the so-called \u2018off-market generation\u2019 and asking to what extent the combination of the economic-financial crisis and the pandemic crisis has increased the barriers to access to housing for this group. In order to do so, the case study of Turin and the municipalities in its metropolitan area is analyzed, with respect to which the availability of private housing for sale and rent is investigated, read in connection with some relevant characteristics of this stock (e.g. location, price, and square footage). The reference year is 2021, \u2018suspended between past and future\u2019.<\/p>\n\n
After having presented the analysis of data on the availability of homes for rent and for sale \u2013 which are presented mainly in the form of maps \u2013 this report concludes with two fictitious but absolutely plausible examples of \u2018typical households\u2019 belonging to a lower-middle income bracket, looking for a home in the city of Turin and its hinterland. By investigating the private supply available in relation to the needs of these two families, it is possible to understand, in concrete terms, the problems and prospects of housing accessibility in the (post-)pandemic period in and around Turin.<\/p>\n\n
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If the 2008 economic-financial crisis had a profound impact in terms of access to housing (especially for low- and middle-income households), the pandemic crisis has not only aggravated this picture but has also partially changed households\u2019 perception of the desirable characteristics of a home (with a new focus, for example, on the importance of balconies […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":4797,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"reader-category":[351],"primo-piano":[],"research-tag":[250,295,309,409],"research-tematictag":[245],"class_list":["post-7611","reader","type-reader","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","reader-category-quaderni-full-en","research-tag-housing-en","research-tag-turin","research-tag-social-and-economic-inequalities","research-tag-economy-and-urban-space","research-tematictag-just-transition"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n