Homeownership and housing satisfaction

被引:20
作者
Elsinga M. [1 ]
Hoekstra J. [1 ]
机构
[1] OTB Research Institute for Housing Urban and Mobility Studies, 2628 BX Delft
关键词
European Community Household Panel; Homeownership; Housing satisfaction;
D O I
10.1007/s10901-005-9023-4
中图分类号
学科分类号
摘要
Homeownership is encouraged by many governments because it is supposed to have a positive effect on both the individual and society as a whole. Homeownership is assumed to be preferred over renting, because it provides greater security, more freedom, financial advantage and therefore higher housing satisfaction. This theory has been developed and mainly tested in English-speaking countries. A number of researchers, most notably from continental Europe, have criticized the perceived superiority of homeownership and the effects that are ascribed to it by these theories. They state that, wherever there is a well-developed rental sector, renting represents an adequate and acceptable alternative to homeownership. It can also be questioned whether the theory can be confirmed for Southern Europe, where homeownership seems to be part of a family tradition and not a choice. This paper uses the European Community Household Panel to test if homeowners are more satisfied with their housing situation than tenants. The results indicate that homeowners in seven out of eight countries are more satisfied with their housing situation than tenants. Only in Austria do homeowners and tenants display a similar level of housing satisfaction. © Springer Science+Business Media, Inc. 2006.
引用
收藏
页码:401 / 424
页数:23
相关论文
共 18 条
[1]  
Allen J., Et al., Housing and Welfare in Southern Europe, (2004)
[2]  
Behring K., Helbrecht I., Wohneigentum in Europa, (2002)
[3]  
Castles F., Ferrera M., Home Ownership and the Welfare State: Is Southern Europe Different?, South European Society and Politics, 1, 2, pp. 163-185, (1996)
[4]  
Elsinga M., Een eigen huis voor een smalle beurs: Het ideaal voor bewoner en overheid?, (1995)
[5]  
Forrest R., Murie A., Williams P., Home Ownership: Differentiation and Fragmentation, (1990)
[6]  
Gurney C.M., Pride and Prejudice: Discourses of Normalization in Public and Private Accounts of Home Ownership, Housing Studies, 14, pp. 163-183, (1999)
[7]  
Gurney C.M., Lowering the Drawbridge: A Case Study of Analogy and Metaphor in the Social Construction of Home Ownership, Urban Studies, 36, pp. 1705-1722, (1999)
[8]  
Hoekstra J.S.C.M., Connecting Welfare State Regimes, Tenure Categories and Dwelling Type, Methodologies in Housing Research, pp. 222-239, (2005)
[9]  
Hoekstra J.S.C.M., Rental Markets in the European Union. An Empirical Test of Kemeny's Rental Systems Typology, (2005)
[10]  
Karn V., Kemeny J., Williams P., Home Ownership in the Inner City: Salvation or Despair?, (1985)