This article reviews the literature on changing housing aspirations and expectations in
contemporary housing systems. It argues that there is a conceptual and definitional gap in …

Climate change sets high pressures on the construction industry to decrease greenhouse
gas emissions. Due to the carbon storage properties and potential to use renewable …

Planning for the housing situation of an ageing population is one of the challenges of many
countries. To increase our understanding of the needs of the ageing population, a …

So far, consumer housing values have not been addressed as factors affecting the market
diffusion potential of multi-storey wood building (MSWB). To fill the void, this study …

One hypothesis is that, in Sweden, the elderly today are more willing to change residence to
accommodate for changing lifestyles and poorer health than in earlier generations. If so, the …

Homeownership has long been associated with a myriad of economic, social and civic
benefits, prompting countries such as Norway to expand access to homeownership for socio …

This article examines whether cluster analysis can be used to identify groups of Finnish
residents with similar housing preferences. Because homebuilders in Finland have been …

Over the last decade the residential housing market has emerged as a lucrative, fast-
growing and increasingly competitive sector of China's economy. Focusing on Wuhan–one …

For many consumers, buying a home is the most important purchasing decision they will
ever make. Although consumer needs are well met in the detached house business …

In this article, I introduce the notion of symbolic boundaries to the study of homeownership.
Data for the article are qualitative interviews with 'housing strugglers' in two cities in Norway …