relation: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/1982/
title: Finding a New Home, search duration and queuing for student housing in the Dutch city of Groningen
creator: Schuring, Y. M.
description: This thesis focuses on factors which are affecting search duration for housing of students in the Dutch city of Groningen. With the help of survey results of 413 students living in Groningen information about the search process of students in Groningen was obtained. This thesis finds that a majority of students in Groningen experience search time, although almost 40% stated that they did not experience any search time. Descriptive statistics on self-proclaimed factors affecting search duration find that according to most students the lack of housing and the shortage of affordable an qualitative housing were the most important factors affecting their search time. A linear regression showed that many factors did not have a significant effect on search duration. The variables found independent housing, use of a broker and, number of inspections showed a positive effect on search duration. The amount of rent was found to have a negative effect.
date: 2017
type: Thesis
type: NonPeerReviewed
format: text
language: en
identifier: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/1982/1/Master_Thesis_Yaniek_Schuring.pdf
identifier:   Schuring, Y. M.  (2017) Finding a New Home, search duration and queuing for student housing in the Dutch city of Groningen.  Master thesis.