Urbani izziv Volume 26, No. 1, July 2015
: 82–91
(Articles)
UDK: 332.21:332.852.1:159.942
doi: 10.5379/urbani-izziv-en-2015-26-01-002
Author
Bojan GRUM
European Faculty of Law, Nova Gorica, Slovenia
bgrum@siol.net
Darja KOBAL GRUM
University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Arts, Department of Psychology, Ljubljana, Slovenia
darja.kobal@ff.uni-lj.si
Title
A model of real estate and psychological factors in decision-making to buy real estate
Abstract
This article explores the psychological characteristics of potential real estate buyers connected with their decision to buy. Through a review of research, it reveals that most studies of psychological factors in the decision to buy real estate have a partial and dispersed orientation, and examine individual factors independently. It appears that the research area is lacking clearly defined models of psychological factors in the decision to buy real estate that would integrally and relationally explain the role of psychological characteristics of real estate buyers and their expectations in relation to a decision to buy. The article identifies two sets of psychological factors, motivational and emotional, determines their interaction with potential buyers’ expectations when deciding to purchase real estate and offers starting points for forming a model.
Key Words
decision to buy real estate, psychological factors, expectations, motivation, emotions