My home and my economy – a study of how purchasers of a cooperative apartment calculate
Housing- as well as accounting researchers have highlighted how finance and accounting aspects are linked to homes and individuals. To purchase a dwelling is one of the biggest investment in a person’s life and probably the financial decision that affects the private economy most of all. This transaction has still not attracted that much attention. The theoretical point of departure for this study is how in order for the purchaser to compare dwellings, the potential objects must be made comparable. Theories on Calculative Practices encircle how such a calculation is practiced and can hereby widen the understanding of home purchases from an accounting perspective. The task for the techniques is to create comparability whereby calculation is not only seen as numerical but also involves judgements. To put it simple: calculation is understood as both quantitative and qualitative.