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<p>The housing rental market in Poland is underdeveloped and tilted towards temporary tenants, usually students and immigrants. To explore the flaws in the functioning of this market, we conduct a survey among 315 students from two Polish universities. We find that renting is not only perceived as a more expensive form of satisfying housing needs, but decreases satisfaction from utilizing the occupied house due to non-financial factors. Moreover, the perception of the relative advantages of owning versus renting is, to some extent, affected by flawed economic reasoning. Building on the above results, we discuss what policies could increase the demand for residential rental housing.</p>
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The housing rental market in Poland is underdeveloped and tilted towards temporary tenants, usually students and immigrants. To explore the flaws in the functioning of this market, we conduct a survey among 315 students from two Polish universities. We find that renting is not only perceived as a more expensive form of satisfying housing needs, but decreases satisfaction from utilizing the occupied house due to non-financial factors. Moreover, the perception of the relative advantages of owning versus renting is, to some extent, affected by flawed economic reasoning. Building on the above results, we discuss what policies could increase the demand for residential rental housing.

Housing Tenure Preferences among Students from Two Polish Universities

Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences

Real Estate Management and Valuation

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The housing rental market in Poland is underdeveloped and tilted towards temporary tenants, usually students and immigrants. To explore the flaws in the...

Housing Tenure Preferences among Students from Two Polish Universities

Published Online: Jun 22, 2021

Page range: 71 - 83

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/remav-2021-0014

Keywords
Housing tenure choice, household preferences, survey

© 2021 Michał Rubaszek et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Housing Tenure Preferences among Students from Two Polish Universities

Published Online: Jun 22, 2021

Page range: 71 - 83

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/remav-2021-0014

KeywordsHousing tenure choice, household preferences, survey

© 2021 Michał Rubaszek et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Housing tenure choice, household preferences, survey