View No. 23 (2018): Affordable Condominium Housing
No. 23 (2018)
Affordable Condominium Housing

Rosa Elena Donoso Gomez

298 pages

ISBN 978-94-6366-076-1

Published: 2018-09-24

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  • Affordable Condominium Housing A comparative analysis of low-income homeownership in Colombia and Ecuador

    Rosa Elena Donoso Gomez
    1-298

    Both the general public and policy makers see home ownership as a major life goal. Owning a home is a form of capital that creates a social safety net (Elsinga, 2005; Moser, 2009). Home ownership can also help boost self-esteem and contribute to housing satisfaction (Elsinga & Hoekstra, 2005; Marcuse, 1972). In South America, owning your own home is a way to ensure basic economic security and is a dream shared by everyone. For this reason, large-scale investments are needed in...