Real estateProperty in the form of land, houses or other
buildings. |
RedliningDenial
of, or discrimination in, providing various services by the public or private
sector in certain neighbourhoods. Regarding financialization, inhabitants of
redlined neighbourhoods cannot get loans or they are charged more for loans. |
Refugee statusLegal
status based on the Geneva Refugee Convention of 1951, granting protection to a
person who “is unable or unwilling to return to their country of origin owing
to a well-founded fear of persecution for reasons of race, religion,
nationality, political opinion or membership of a particular social group”. |
Regular / documented migrantA migrant
holding a valid residence permit. |
RegularizationPolicy intervention to address informality that recognizes the existence of informal
settlements and looks for ways to incorporate them into the existing system
of zoning, housing, and building regulations. |
REIT (real estate investment trust)A company owning, operating or financing real estate. REITs have lately become
large players in providing, or speculating on, housing, thereby affecting
housing affordability. |
Rejection Identification ModelRefers to the social identity theory and
proves that if a powerful majority is prejudiced and discriminatory toward a minority group this will lead to increased identification with the minority group and increased internal group cohesion thereby increasing the distance between the majority and the targeted minority. |
Rent gapThe disparity between the potential ground rent level (the rent that might be gleaned under a ‘higher and better’ use) and the actual ground rent capitalized under the present land use. |
Resettlement schemeA mechanism of dispersal with the main intention to build a system whereby responsibility for the reception would be shared among the Member States, and solidarity among them enhanced (based on defined quotas per country). |
Residence permitA document
issued by the competent national authority to a non-national stating the right
to reside in the concerned state during the period of validity of the permit. |