Abstract
The Report of Central Housing and Land Council stated some new directions of Housing Policy in Japan in June 2000.
The Report stated many important changes of housing policy from housing policy in growth society to housing policy in matured society.
A main purpose of housing policy in growth society had given the first priority to lead households to own their own houses.
But a main purpose of housing policy in matured society will change to lead households to make use of houses.
To make such radical changes, the report put stress two points; we think of making use of market mechanism important and of the quality of housing stock important.
