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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457571903321

Autore

Toussaint Janneke

Titolo

Housing wealth in retirement strategies [[electronic resource] ] : towards understanding and new hypotheses / / Janneke Toussaint

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam, The Netherlands, : IOS Press, 2011

ISBN

6613289884

1-283-28988-1

9786613289889

1-60750-781-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (250 p.)

Collana

Sustainable urban areas, , 1574-6410 ; ; v. 42

Disciplina

332.024

332.02442

Soggetti

Housing - Netherlands - Finance

Retirement income - Netherlands

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Summary in English and Dutch, articles in English.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Comparative analysis -- pt. 2. The Netherlands.

Sommario/riassunto

What is the current role of housing wealth in household retirement strategies across the European Union member states, and could this role be extended? This question is often raised by researchers and policymakers as governments search for ways to cut pensions expenditure. Owner-occupation could potentially be part of a solution as the retired are often rich in terms of housing wealth. The existing theory shows that owning one's own home can be regarded as a form of pension: once the mortgage has been repaid, housing expenses are substantially lower and housing wealth can also be cashed in, ei