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Transition towards homeownership among foreign‐born immigrants in Spain from a life‐course approach
Author(s) -
VonodeVilhena Daniela,
BayonaCarrasco Jordi
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
population, space and place
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.398
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1544-8452
pISSN - 1544-8444
DOI - 10.1002/psp.641
Subject(s) - immigration , life course approach , transition (genetics) , demographic economics , longitudinal data , geography , sociology , demography , economics , psychology , developmental psychology , biochemistry , chemistry , archaeology , gene
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. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.