Gibler, Karen M., Taltavull de La Paz, Paloma, Zahirovic-Herbert, Velma
Residents’ evaluation of advantages and disadvantages of golf community living in Alicante, Spain
Journal of Housing and the Built Environment. 2018, 33(4): 731-748. doi:10.1007/s10901-017-9583-0
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10045/72788
DOI: 10.1007/s10901-017-9583-0
ISSN: 1566-4910 (Print)
Abstract: 
The growing numbers of golf communities are attracting a diverse group of homebuyers who experience varying levels of neighborhood satisfaction. A multinomial logistic regression analysis with follow-up ANOVA reveals that homeowners in one region of Spain who believe there are more advantages than disadvantages to living in a golf community are more likely to be older, Spanish, and evaluate the natural environment, sports facilities, and water supply of their community as better. Meanwhile, those who perceive more disadvantages cite the limitations on using the golf course for non-golf activities, high housing costs, automobile dependence, and lack of services and shops. Thus, satisfaction with the golf community varies depending on the residents’ personal characteristics as well as their evaluation of the neighborhood’s characteristics, but is not directly attributable to whether they play golf or whether the course was a decisive factor in choosing the house.
Keywords:Golf communities, Housing preferences, Resident perception, Residential satisfaction, Spain
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