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The Republic of Korea is experiencing demographic, economic, and cultural changes that may create demand for seniors housing in the coming decades. The population is rapidly ageing; pension income is becoming more prevalent; and attitudes are changing about co‐residence. More people are expressing interest in housing that allows for privacy and independence from family members. These changes indicate potential demand for alternatives such as seniors housing. To help specify demand models for seniors housing in South Korea, a survey of urban residents aged 50 and older is presented to identify preferences among those who are planning to live in seniors housing. Results indicate higher income, healthy South Koreans are more likely to plan to live in seniors housing. They are interested in housing that provides personal care, home care, social, and security services, without the financial and physical maintenance burden of a traditional home.

Paper presented to the Pacific Rim Real Estate Society 15th Annual Conference, Sydney, 18-21 January 2009. ; Economic theory tends to classify all retirees as a homogeneous class of consumers. Using cluster analysis, we examine how housing preferences among international retiree migrants in Alicante, Spain vary. From the resulting clusters, we identify relationships between homeowner characteristics and housing preferences. Initial empirical results indicate that there are identifiable segments with different housing preferences. ; REVIcVAL Project. Valencia Government GV048-530.

Housing demand models based on individual consumer's utility function reflect preferences about the structure and lot, neighborhood, and location as related to socioeconomic characteristics of the occupants. As a growing proportion of aging residents in many countries are undertaking late life moves, their preferences will have an influence on destination housing markets. We examine the characteristics, attitudes and preferences about retirement housing among immigrant retirees currently living in traditional housing in a retirement destination in Alicante, Spain. Using results from a survey of German and British retirees living in the region, we find through logistic regression that preference for retirement housing is associated with aging and gaining access to in-home support services. ; REVIcVAL Project. Valencia Government GV048-530.