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<p>The housing situation changes with the household formation cycle. Age, marital status and having children are key to explaining the tenure status of households. However, the question of what factors differentiate owners and tenants if they are at the same stage of household formation arises. Using the logit model method, the determinants of tenure status of Polish households in the same life cycle stages were compared. The study used EU-SILC data for 2018. It showed that both the determinants of housing choices and the strength of their impact differ. At the household formation stage, income and the size of the city are important determinants. At this stage, housing choice is limited due to the availability of the rental market and the need for young people, who migrate to larger cities, to become independent. At the stabilization stage, the source of inequality was the gender of the household head, education, health and marital status. It has been observed that entering into an informal relationship by divorced persons does not equalize their chances of homeownership.</p>
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The housing situation changes with the household formation cycle. Age, marital status and having children are key to explaining the tenure status of households. However, the question of what factors differentiate owners and tenants if they are at the same stage of household formation arises. Using the logit model method, the determinants of tenure status of Polish households in the same life cycle stages were compared. The study used EU-SILC data for 2018. It showed that both the determinants of housing choices and the strength of their impact differ. At the household formation stage, income and the size of the city are important determinants. At this stage, housing choice is limited due to the availability of the rental market and the need for young people, who migrate to larger cities, to become independent. At the stabilization stage, the source of inequality was the gender of the household head, education, health and marital status. It has been observed that entering into an informal relationship by divorced persons does not equalize their chances of homeownership.

Inequalities in Transition to Homeownership in Household Life Cycle

Department of Economic and Social Development

Real Estate Management and Valuation

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The housing situation changes with the household formation cycle. Age, marital status and having children are key to explaining the tenure status of...

Inequalities in Transition to Homeownership in Household Life Cycle

Published Online: Apr 19, 2024

Page range: 80 - 89

Received: Jul 25, 2023

Accepted: Apr 15, 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/remav-2024-0017

Keywords
tenure status, housing market, ownership, tenants, life cycle

© 2024 Anna Matel, published by Sciendo

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

Inequalities in Transition to Homeownership in Household Life Cycle

Published Online: Apr 19, 2024

Page range: 80 - 89

Received: Jul 25, 2023

Accepted: Apr 15, 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/remav-2024-0017

Keywordstenure status, housing market, ownership, tenants, life cycle

© 2024 Anna Matel, published by Sciendo

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

Keywords
tenure status, housing market, ownership, tenants, life cycle