Urban real estate in Ghana: A study of housing-related remittances from Australia

Obeng-Odoom, F

Urban real estate in Ghana: A study of housing-related remittances from Australia

Obeng-Odoom, F

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Housing Studies, 2010, 25 (3), pp. 357 - 373
Issue Date:: 2010-05-01

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dc.contributor.author	Obeng-Odoom, F https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3997-7751	en_US
dc.date.issued	2010-05-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Housing Studies, 2010, 25 (3), pp. 357 - 373	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0267-3037	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/17190
dc.description.abstract	A combination of rapid population growth and low incomes results in housing shortages in Ghana. Migration to Europe, America and Scandinavia has provided a way for some Ghanaians to escape this housing problem, as they take advantage of salaries there in order to save and build houses much quicker back home. This study of Ghanaian migrants in Sydney shows that by keeping at two or more jobs and saving about 33 per cent of their incomes, they are able to build houses worth US$100 000 in Ghana within 3-6 years. How these Ghanaians acquire land, how they build and their experiences after completing their houses provide clues on how to improve housing policy in Ghana. © 2010 Taylor & Francis.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Housing Studies	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1080/02673031003711568	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Urban & Regional Planning	en_US
dc.title	Urban real estate in Ghana: A study of housing-related remittances from Australia	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	3	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	25	en_US
utslib.for	1205 Urban and Regional Planning	en_US
utslib.for	1402 Applied Economics	en_US
utslib.for	1604 Human Geography	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building/School of Built Environment
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CCDP - Contemporary Design Practice
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pubs.issue	3	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	25	en_US

Abstract:

A combination of rapid population growth and low incomes results in housing shortages in Ghana. Migration to Europe, America and Scandinavia has provided a way for some Ghanaians to escape this housing problem, as they take advantage of salaries there in order to save and build houses much quicker back home. This study of Ghanaian migrants in Sydney shows that by keeping at two or more jobs and saving about 33 per cent of their incomes, they are able to build houses worth US$100 000 in Ghana within 3-6 years. How these Ghanaians acquire land, how they build and their experiences after completing their houses provide clues on how to improve housing policy in Ghana. © 2010 Taylor & Francis.

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