International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis: Volume 15 Issue 1

Editorial

Richard Reed

Modelling the affecting factors of housing price using GMDH-type artificial neural networks in Isfahan city of Iran

Behrooz Nazemi, Mohsen Rafiean

The purpose of this paper is to use Group Method of Data Handling (GMDH)-type artificial neural network to model the affecting factors of housing price in Isfahan city housing…

What influences real estate volatility in Hong Kong? An ARMA-GARCH approach

Shizhen Wang, David Hartzell

This paper aims to examine real estate price volatility in Hong Kong. Monthly data on housing, offices, retail and factories in Hong Kong were analyzed from February 1993 to…

A bibliometric analysis of property valuation research

B .V Binoy, M. A Naseer, P.P Anil Kumar, Nina Lazar

Real estate valuation studies gained popularity with the availability of large-scale property transaction data in the latter part of the twentieth century. Hedonic price modeling…

Factors influencing property developers’ minimal participation in student housing provision in Gaborone

Johnson Kampamba, Simon Kachepa, Kefilwe Omphemetse Seketeme

Student housing (SH) is very critical in the learning process of students, as it can affect their academic performance. It has been noted that tertiary institutions in Botswana…

Student loan debt and first-time home buying in USA

Robert H. Scott III, Steven Bloom

This paper aims to examine the relationship between student loan debt and first-time home buying among college graduates aged 23 to 40 years old in the USA.

Is HOA capitalized in housing price? Evidence from Chongqing, China

Feng Deng

International research has found that Homeowners Association (HOA) is capitalized in housing price in the West. Is that result applicable in Chinese cities? In China there is also…

House price index (HPI) and Covid-19 pandemic shocks: evidence from Turkey and Kazakhstan

Yeşim Aliefendioğlu, Harun Tanrivermis, Monsurat Ayojimi Salami

This paper aims to investigate asymmetric pricing behaviour and impact of coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic shocks on house price index (HPI) of Turkey and Kazakhstan.

Affordable housing policies in a post-COVID aftermath

Mario Andres Fernandez, Shane L. Martin

The purpose of this paper is to assess the outcomes of a suite of affordability policies in Auckland, New Zealand, in the face of a post-COVID aftermath. Improving the access to…

Factors affecting housing prices in Izmir, Turkey: a quantile regression approach

Onur Özsoy, Hasan Şahin

The purpose of this paper is to investigate empirically the main factors that affect the house prices in Izmir, Turkey using the quantile regression and ordinary least square…

Forecasting the Finnish house price returns and volatility: a comparison of time series models

Josephine Dufitinema

The purpose of this paper is to compare different models’ performance in modelling and forecasting the Finnish house price returns and volatility.

Factors affecting decision-making in land valuation process using AHP: a case in the Philippines

Jannet C. Bencure, Nitin K. Tripathi, Hiroyuki Miyazaki, Sarawut Ninsawat, Sohee Minsun Kim

The research aims to establish importance scheme of geospatial factors for land valuation activities that may serve as an eye-opener and aid the concerned government agencies in…

A hedonic assessment of the relative importance of structural, locational and neighbourhood factors on advertised rents in Malta

Brian Micallef, Reuben Ellul, Nathaniel Debono

The private rental market in Malta has expanded significantly in recent years, but as at 2020, no official rent index is yet published. This paper aims to construct such an index…

An analysis of the distribution and price determinants of Airbnb rentals in Malta

Rafael Fearne

The purpose of this paper is twofold: to explore the distribution and pricing characteristics of Airbnb listings in Malta as at May 2019; and to develop a pricing model to…

Golf courses and home values in California’s Central valley

Nyakundi Momanyi Michieka, Donald John Lacombe, Yiannis Ampatzidis

The purpose of this study is to examine the net effect of golf courses’ proximity on home sale prices in Kern County, California.