In the last 30 years, the Swedish housing market has changed from a market characterized by a centralized governing body with a focus on affordable housing for all, to a significantly less regulated market. This shift in the market landscape created a housing market that is not sufficient for the current housing demands. An insufficient supply should theoretically be visible in the personal experiences of a selected group and problems surrounding the acquisition of a place to live should be present. This study aims to identify how a local example could apply to a national phenomenon. To fulfil this aim, empirical evidence was created through interviews conducted with students at Umeå university. The results show that less students had problems with finding housing when moving than what could be differentiated in the national statistics. This result could be explained by the presence of beneficial circumstances acquired through various forms of human capital. Having a social network, previous knowledge about the town itself or having economic stability indicated an easier acquisition of housing. However, it was deemed that this only aided the process and was not the direct factor in the acquisition of housing, as a correlation between those who experienced problems and the lack of benefits through human capital factors could not be established. The absence of human capital was also never the reason for the problems in acquisition, which further implicates that it is purely beneficially, not strictly mandatory for the acquisition of housing in a new place.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:umu-225715 |
| Date | January 2024 |
| Creators | Sandström, Albin |
| Publisher | Umeå universitet, Institutionen för geografi |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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