“…Consequently, they are able to attain well-paid jobs and a better knowledge of the society, move up in the social system, and, indeed, after a long stay in the country, immigrants are in a better position to purchase homes. Accordingly, with the passage of time since migration, they are expected to have higher rates of homeownership (Constant, Gattaulina and Zimmermann, 2006;Constant et al, 2007;Friedman and Rosenbaum, 2004;Myers and Lee, 1996). Research on immigrants in Australia, the United States, Germany and Israel reaffirms this expectation (Alba and Logan, 1992;Bourassa, 1994;Lewin-Epstein et al, 1997;Lewin-Epstein and Semyonov, 2000;Sinnig, 2006).…”