Population, Space and Place
Volume 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 100-115

Transition towards homeownership among foreign-born immigrants in Spain from a life-course approach (Article)

Vono-de-Vilhena D.* , Bayona-Carrasco J.
  • a Centro de Estudios Demográficos, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
  • b Human Geography Department, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to analyse immigrants' transition to homeownership in Spain from a life-course approach, utilising homeownership as an indicator of the integration process. We use data from the National Immigrant Survey that allows for a longitudinal analysis of this transition in Spain. Results have shown strong differences in homeownership depending on immigrant's country of birth. The length of stay in Spain, marriage and transnational ties with the country of origin were also demonstrated to be relevant factors in the analysis. © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Author Keywords

immigrants Spain Homeownership Foreign-born life-course

Index Keywords

Spain homeownership immigrant marriage immigration
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84055184244&doi=10.1002%2fpsp.641&partnerID=40&md5=73a66b60b98df025d87db57f2143bf3e
DOI: 10.1002/psp.641
ISSN: 15448444
Cited by: 16
Original Language: English