ABSTRACT
This chapter considers the geographical distribution of demand, examining the factors which determine the location of growth. It looks at the types of properties becoming second homes in the past and types of properties which may become second homes in the future. In the Balearic Islands, patterns of inheritance are important but attitudes towards the land have changed and local people who retain ownership of their parent’s or grandparent’s land often move to main residences in the urban centres, turning their land into ‘hobby farms’ or weekend homes. The factors outlined by J. T. Coppock and others can be used to explain the various rural or coastal regional biases of second home ownership. The chapter also focuses on the types of dwellings used to accommodate second home demand. The ‘evolutionary’ transition in dwelling types sought as second homes is from vacant dwellings, through existing mainstream housing, to purpose built units.
