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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Second homes"”.
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Caravan second homes: an empirical study of consumer behaviour towards a depreciating property asset
… investigate the role static caravans play within second home consumerism. Fundamentally it seeks to explain why people buy such a fast depreciating property asset. Results suggest how irrespective of their income two thirds of such consumers show a passionate loyalty towards their static caravan …
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Längtans och drömmarnas hus - Ideal och praktik bland en ny generation stugägare
This dissertation examines second home ownership among a new generation of urban middle-class Swedes between the years 2015-2020. The main aim is to analyse motivation for buying one´s own second home, with the further purpose of illuminating how interviewees negotiate ideal lifestyles and …
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Housing wealth and accumulation: Home ownership experiences of African Caribbean families migrating to Birmingham and London in the period 1950-1970
… took place, with evidence of investments in second homes in the Caribbean, kinship networks and entrepreneurial activity. This investment of UK housing assets in second homes across the Caribbean region suggests the creation of ‘transnational housing markets’.
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Hungary’s peri-urban middle-class – How households without real estate wealth realize social and personal aspirations
… allotment gardens or recreational zones for second homes, lack the residential infrastructure and amenities – paved roads, street lights, access to shops and services etc. – that make formal, residentially zoned areas convenient for permanent habitation. While this comes with a host of …
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Thirty Years of Change: How Subdivisions on Stilts have Altered A Southeast Louisiana Parish's Coast, Landscape and People
In thirty years, the number of second homes for recreation fishers in coastal Terrebonne Parish has grown from 244 in the late 1970s to an estimated 2,500 in 2005. This thesis considers the ramifications of the tourism boom along the parish's historically isolated and undeveloped coastline. Four …
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Whose land is it anyway? : an analysis of the management and distribution of Crown Land in the Bahamas
… in the form of large-scale luxury resorts and second homes. Consistent with a long history going back to the colonial era, these development trends are being driven by external factors - including the aging of the Baby Boomer generation, a scarcity of affordable waterfront land in North …
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"The Geography of the ""social Register"""
… every community with over 10 households (first homes plus second homes). Includes 27 national, regional and metropolitan maps for easy identification of Social Register concentrations. Lake Forest, Illinois is profiled as a typical upper class suburb. Second and third homes of the Social …
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Who is buying urban condominiums? : a tale of four cities
… housing stock as seasonal, recreational, or second homes. This thesis pools and analyzes recent historical data in four urban downtowns: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, and San Diego to determine what is happening in each city and to try to discover a national trend. It utilizes raw mortgage …
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This wonderful world of mobile home living
… as it is called to day, comprises 25% of all new homes sold today. Although it is such a large portion of the housing market, it is plagued by a social stigma which has undeniably been a part of its history as a building type. Many factors contribute to this problem, including zoning ordinances, …
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The viability of a private four-season resort in Northern New England
… trails, swimming, and tennis. High-quality second homes on the development site would also be an integral element to the club. The study will include trends in today's resorts and country clubs and will detail the cost of the development and operating expenses of this type of project. …
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“De är inte ute så mycket” Den bostadsnära naturkontaktens betydelse och utrymme i storstadsbarns vardagsliv
… children’s contact with nature near to their homes, and to examine its meaning in an urban context. With a growing range of leisure activities indoors, lack of green space and with an increasing residential segregation, larger cities stand out as an especially challenging context for children …