Security of home ownership - Using equity or benefiting from low debt?

European Journal of Housing Policy

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 279-296

  Turner, Bengt ^a   Yang, Zan ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Elderly household; Equity release; European market; Homeowner security; Housing expenditure

Indexed keywords

DEBT; EQUITY; HOMEOWNERSHIP; HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE; RETIREMENT; SOCIAL SECURITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 33751343930     PISSN: 14616718     EISSN: 14733269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616710600973128     Document Type: Article

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