The micro-geography of people's wellbeing depends on house and neighbourhood
characteristics. We show that the form of tenancy is also important. Identical people in …

This article examines the impact of homeownership on subjective well-being and how it
varies by location, age and income in Australia. We apply panel data models with …

This paper explores associations between local socioeconomic context and perceptions of
neighbourhood quality of life, using a multilevel modelling approach to analyse data from …

Much attention has been devoted to examining the absolute benefits of home-ownership (eg
security and autonomy). This paper, by contrast, is concerned with conceptualising and …

A concern that living in concentrated public housing could worsen outcomes for public
housing tenants has underpinned policy for decades in New Zealand; most recently, in …

The test of a well-functioning housing system is the wellbeing of its occupants. It may
therefore seem encouraging that in jurisdictions dominated by mortgage-backed home …

Does homeownership help people become better citizens, parents and neighbours?
Advocates for promoting homeownership claim:“ownership is consistently linked to …

Neighbourhood socioeconomic disadvantage has a profound impact on individuals'
earnings and life satisfaction. Since definitions of the neighbourhood and research designs …

Recent progress in economics has moved subjective well-being towards the centre of the
discourse on economic policy and academic research. Until recently, the spatial side of …

In advanced countries, where many of the most deleterious physical health effects of poor
housing have been eradicated or substantially reduced, there has been increasing interest …