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Traditional models of residential mobility use sociodemographic characteristics, housing characteristics, and residential satisfaction to explain the desire to move. This study compared the traditional mobility model with one that incorporated psychological attachment‐to‐home as an additional variable. Data were analyzed for 198 subjects who responded to a mail questionnaire and in‐depth telephone interview. Correlation analysis revealed that two attachment‐to‐home factors, as well as the respondent's age and dwelling satisfaction, were significantly related to mobility intentions. Stepwise multiple regression was used to develop two models and indicated that the model incorporating attachment‐to‐homefactors explains more than twice as much of the variation in mobility intentions as the model using traditional variables alone.

There is a growing talent shortage among property management professionals, and the Residential Property Management (RPM) program at Ball State University is helping fill this void. RPM students are in high demand, and often receive multiple job offers even before graduation. However, student enrollment in the 20-year history of the RPM Program has been lower than desired. The RPM Program must find a sustainable way to recruit students to its program to continue to fill the growing number of openings in the property management profession.In the FCPM 235 Introduction to Residential Property Management course, students are required to complete a job shadowing assignment with a property management professional. In this study, the researcher examined the effect of the job shadowing assignment on students' decision to declare one of the RPM academic program options.The researcher created a survey consisting of multiple-choice and open-ended questions that was sent via email to 226 students enrolled in the FCPM 235 course from Fall of 2016 to iii Fall of 2018. Only a small number of students responded (n=32; 14.16%). The data was collected, and descriptive analysis was completed.The study showed that job shadowing was not the direct reason students declared one of the RPM Program options. However, the students' affiliation with the RPM Program increased after taking FCPM 235 Introduction to Residential Property Management, with many of them (n=27) declaring one of the RPM Program options. This information will be valuable as the RPM Program continues to recruit students to their academic programs, and to the property management profession that is seeking to increase its talent pool. v

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Assessing satisfaction with housing is an essential tool in designing residential structures and shaping housing policy. Numerous studies have examined differences between demographic characteristics and housing satisfaction, with overwhelming evidence that age is a significant variable. However, explanations for these differences have not been sufficiently addressed. This study attempts to define age‐related life cycle differences in relation to housing satisfaction of a rural sample. A mailed questionnaire was used to collect data from a random sample of 1,645 rural households in two southern states. The instrument elicited respondents' demographic characteristics, housing satisfaction, and housing values. Findings indicate significant differences in housing satisfaction among four life cycle groups with elderly respondents being most satisfied and baby boomers being least satisfied. Significant differences in other demographic characteristics and housing values were also found. An important conclusion is that rural communities need to provide a variety of housing options and programs to support diverse life cycle groups.