Housing wealth and housing decisions in old age: Sale and reversion

Housing Studies

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 375-395

  Costa Font, Joan ^a   Gil, Joan ^b,c   Mascarilla, Oscar ^b,c  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c Departament de Teoria Economica CAEPS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Asset accumulation; Homeownership; Housing wealth; Old age dependency; Reverse mortgage; Savings in old age

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; DECISION MAKING; HOMEOWNER; HOMEOWNERSHIP; HOUSING MARKET; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; INSURANCE SYSTEM; MORTGAGE LENDING; SAVINGS; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

EID: 77951808774     PISSN: 02673037     EISSN: 14661810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02673031003711014     Document Type: Article

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