Attitudes towards housing equity release strategies among older home owners: A European comparison

The ageing of European societies, the mounting pressure on pension systems, the rise of home ownership and the growth in house prices have sparked interest in housing equity release options and strategies. Much of the available literature approaches this topic through a financial lens, focusing on equity release schemes as a way to free up...

Regionalization of housing policies? An exploratory study of Andalusia, Catalonia and the Basque Country

The Spanish home ownership sector has been hit hard by the economic crisis. Repossessions stand at around half a million in the period from 2008 to 2014. This article investigates how the authorities, both at the level of the Spanish state and of the autonomous communities (regions), have responded to this problem. We investigated whether...

Analisis multiescalar de la burbuja inmobiliaria y los desahucios: La Comunidad Autonoma de Euskadi en el contexto estatal y europeo / Multi-scalar analysis of housing bubble and repossessions: The Basque Autonomous Community in the Spanish and European context