Abstract For several decades, second homes have gained popularity across Europe. For various socio-economic reasons, it is important to understand the factors prompting owners to migrate to the destination area or preventing them from doing so. Discussions about “home” and “migration” here consider the emerging explanatory opportunities brought about by the “new mobility paradigm”. The purpose of this work is to examine whether second-home owners are prone to switch their housing pattern, hence permanently move to their second home, or to maintain the status quo, following a more flexible lifestyle by using both homes. An empirical investigation aimed at identifying the key factors fostering second-home owners’ intentions of future relocation to a holiday destination is proposed. Individual observations were collected through a survey posted to second-home owners in the Lake Maggiore region (Southern Switzerland). Results show that most of the second-home owners are happy to continue their current flexible housing patterns and enjoy the best of both homes, rather than opting for permanent relocation. This study also demonstrates the importance of the owner’s socio-demographic and psychological traits, as well as objective and subjective host-community characteristics, in explaining individuals’ future housing intentions.

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瑞士二套房业主改变住房模式的意图

摘要 几十年来，第二套房子在欧洲广受欢迎。由于各种社会经济原因，重要的是要了解促使业主迁移到目的地地区或阻止他们这样做的因素。这里关于“家”和“迁移”的讨论考虑了“新流动范式”带来的新兴解释机会。这项工作的目的是研究第二套房业主是否倾向于改变他们的住房模式，从而永久搬到他们的第二套房，或者保持现状，通过使用两套房来遵循更灵活的生活方式。提出了一项实证调查，旨在确定促进第二套房主未来搬迁到度假目的地的意图的关键因素。通过向马焦雷湖地区（瑞士南部）的第二套房主发布的一项调查收集了个人观察结果。结果显示，大多数二套房业主都乐于继续他们目前的灵活住房模式，并享受两套房子的最佳选择，而不是选择永久搬迁。本研究还证明了业主的社会人口和心理特征以及客观和主观的主人社区特征在解释个人未来住房意图方面的重要性。