Housing Wealth in Retirement Strategies : Towards Understanding and New Hypotheses /

Toussaint, Janneke.

Housing Wealth in Retirement Strategies : Towards Understanding and New Hypotheses / door Janneke Toussaint. - Amsterdam : IOS Press, 2011. - 1 online resource (250 pages) - - Sustainable Urban Areas . - Sustainable urban areas. .



Includes bibliographical references.

Title Page; Contents; Preface; Housing wealth in retirement strategies; Part I Comparative analysis; Part II The Netherlands; Samenvatting (Dutch summary); Curriculum vitae.

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.


Summary in Dutch.

9781607507819 (electronic bk.) 1607507811 (electronic bk.) 1283289881 9781283289887


Estate planning.
Home ownership.
Retirement income.
Planification successorale.
Revenu de retraite.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Personal Finance--Budgeting.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Personal Finance--Money Management.
Estate planning.
Home ownership.
Retirement income.


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