The book on housing markets and policy design in the Gulf region contains articles written by various writers and edited by David A. Smith and Angus Freeman. The subjects covered in this book are housing markets and policy design in the gulf region, housing affordability – a key to social cohesion in the Arabian gulf, financing affordable housing: tools available to government, housing and real estate finance in MENA countries, evaluation of government housing policies in the gulf region, regional best practices for affordable housing, a state housing bank as a change agent, and the evolving role of housing agencies: a case study of the Mohammad bin Rashid housing establishment.