AQA

Are soaring house prices necessarily a reason for individuals and businesses and the economy as a whole to celebrate?

(AQA, June 2008)

Discuss the economic problems that might arise from large numbers of people falling behind with their mortgage repayments and evaluate policies which a government could adopt in response.

(AQA January 2008)

Should the government build houses itself, encourage the private sector to build more houses, or play no part in the housing market at all? Justify your answer.

(AQA, June 2007)

With the help of a supply and demand diagram, analyse the likely effects of an increase in demand for second homes on the wider housing market in the UK.

(AQA, January 2007)

“Rising house prices are good for the economy, while falling prices are bad.” Identify and evaluate the arguments for and against this view.

(AQA, June 2005)

Identify and evaluate the costs and benefits of a prolonged fall in house prices.

(AQA, January 2005)

Explain possible reasons why house prices vary more than the prices of other goods.

(AQA, January 2003)

Identify and evaluate steps that could be taken by national and local government to reduce the regional variations in house prices.

(AQA, January 2003)

Identify and evaluate the main features that affect the price of houses in the UK.

(AQA, Summer 2002)

Explain why governments might regard housing as a merit good, and evaluate the economic advantages and disadvantages of government intervention in the housing market.

(AQA, June 2004)