Residential satisfaction of elderly tenants in apartment housing

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 421-437

  James III, Russell N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Elderly; Home ownership; Multifamily housing; Renter; Residential satisfaction; Tenant

Indexed keywords

HOMEOWNER; NEIGHBORHOOD; RENT SEEKING; RESIDENTIAL SATISFACTION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 55249121888     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-008-9241-8     Document Type: Article

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