International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis: Volume 11 Issue 4

Editorial

Richard Reed

Factors influencing home-purchase decision of buyers of different types of apartments in India

Deepak Murlidhar Sundrani

The purpose of this paper is to present partial results of a survey conducted in Pune, India. Its aim is to determine the importance of factors, other than the buyer-related…

Toward a history of housing market analysis

William C. Baer

This paper aims to relate early history of housing conceptualizations and market analysis in the Anglosphere (Britain, the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand). Historians are…

Measuring behavioural biases affecting real estate investment decisions in India: using IRT

Richa Pandey, V. Mary Jessica

This study aims to investigate the behavioural biases influencing the real estate market investing decisions of normal non-professional investors in India.

Park proximity, crime and apartment prices

Asifa Iqbal, Mats Wilhelmsson

There is a lack of understanding in the literature on the relation between parks and house price in relation to crime in Scandinavian context. This paper aims to investigate the…

Assessing the determinants of retirement home ownership among Malaysian young-old seniors

Teck Hong Tan, Ji Hei Lee

Many of the existing senior living accommodation options in Malaysia are ill-suited to the needs and requirements of seniors as they age further. To establish best practice…

Landscape view, height preferences and apartment prices: evidence from major urban areas in Indonesia

Andi Nidaul Hasanah, Muhammad Halley Yudhistira

Landscape view is a crucial factor in house-buying decisions. Landscape views provide an amenity to residents, and this can influence the house or apartment owners in their…

Barriers to accessing mortgages in Nigeria’s housing markets

Chukwuma C. Nwuba, Eunice Oluwakemi Chukwuma-Nwuba

The purpose of this study is to investigate barriers to accessing mortgages in Nigeria’s urban housing markets with the main focus on Kaduna State. The objective was to establish…

Determinants of mortgage price affordability: a study of Ghana

DeGraft Owusu-Manu, David John Edwards, Erika Anneli Pärn, Richard Ohene Asiedu, Alex Aboagye

While mortgage markets have gradually emerged in many African countries, substantial barriers still hinder their growth and expansion. Affordability has been widely cited as a…