Housing Pathways of Immigrants in the City of Athens: From Homelessness to Homeownership. Considering Contextual Factors and Human Agency

Balampanidis, Dimitris

doi:10.1080/14036096.2019.1600016

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“…This result is consistent with the findings documented by earlier studies done on the New Zealand housing market (Coleman & Landon-Lane, 2007;Stillman & Mare, 2008). Migrating to a new country is challenging; many new migrants are facing severe problems integrating into the new society and obtaining employment to finance the purchase of a house (Barbu et al,2017;Balampanidis, 2020). As such, most of the immigrants tend to start their new lives in a new country by renting.…”

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Housing Price, Mortgage Interest Rate and Immigration

Chong

2020

Real Estate Management and Valuation

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Housing price in New Zealand has appreciated substantially after the Global Financial Crisis, resulting in an affordability problem for first home buyers. This paper studies whether changes in immigration activity and mortgage interest rate influence housing price. Empirical findings derived using VECM confirm the impact of immigration and mortgage interest rate on housing property price. Both variables explain 11.4 percent of the variation of Housing Index. An increase of 1 percent in mortgage interest rate would reduce the housing index movement by 1.44 percent whilst a 1 percent increase in immigrants would increase the housing index by 0.30 percent. In addition, about 2 percent of the short-run deviations of housing prices are adjusted towards the long-run equilibrium each month.

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“…These opportunities and recources include social systems; markets; institutions; human, social and ethnic networks, etc. (Balampanidis, 2020). Taken together these characteristics can form part of what Balampanidis (2020) terms a dynamic 'opportunity framework'.…”

Section: From An Asylum To a Housing Crisis For Refugeesmentioning

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“…(Balampanidis, 2020). Taken together these characteristics can form part of what Balampanidis (2020) terms a dynamic 'opportunity framework'.…”

Section: From An Asylum To a Housing Crisis For Refugeesmentioning

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“…The lack of access to long-term housing acts as a hindrance towards refugee integration. Indeed, the home and living environment is an essential indicator and the first step towards the integration of newcomers (Murdie, 2002;Francis and Hiebert, 2014;Firang, 2018;Teixeira and Drolet, 2018;Balampanidis, 2020). In addition, spatial characteristics of housing and reception centres (including available meeting spaces, mobility infrastructure, etc.)…”

Section: From An Asylum To a Housing Crisis For Refugeesmentioning

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Given the increasing number of people seeking refuge in Belgium and across Europe more broadly, it is essential that governments assume responsibility for the integration of refugees into society. An essential aspect of this process is the provision of a durable path from shelter to housing. Choosing a place of residence, and the success in obtaining suitable housing conditions, are factors that significantly shape the integration process. In the context of refugee settlement in Belgium, however, asylum and migration policies to date have been predominantly focused on tackling temporary crises with little consideration paid to long-term integration and housing strategies. Due to separated policy competences (reception at the federal policy level, and housing at the regional level), and the absence of a sense of responsibility from both Flemish (regional) and federal government, voluntary organisations have developed significant roles at the local level in the transition from shelter to housing, and in further housing needs of recognised refugees. Achieving this transition is impeded by capacity problems, discrimination, lack of local social networks, and limited timeframes. Using the concept of path dependency as a theoretical starting point, this article employs qualitative methods to highlight the impact of both asylum policies and the spatial characteristics of reception centres on transitions towards more permanent housing. Recommendations for refugee accommodation are made to enhance the transition from shelter to housing. Finally, it addresses alternative housing projects that are conducive to social integration as well as to the transition of refugees to the regular housing market.

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Although human dignity has caught the attention of scholars in many different fields, planners remain unresponsive. Three reasons may be given for planners' neglect of human dignity: (1) so far, nobody has inspired planners to cherish human dignity as a planning value or goal; (2) planners respect and protect human dignity, but do not use the term; (3) planners distrust values that are not too complex for laypersons. Two cases illustrate the possible consequences of 'planning for dignity'-the case of the knitting ladies of Blikkiesdorp (Cape Town), and the poor door controversy of 2014. The most important conclusions are that planners, in order to align their plans with human dignity (or ubuntu), must co-produce their selves within local communities affected by their plans. Moreover, planners must recognize the tension that exists between social justice and human dignity: A plan that is socially just can still be humiliating.

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Housing Pathways of Immigrants in the City of Athens: From Homelessness to Homeownership. Considering Contextual Factors and Human Agency

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