International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis: Volume 15 Issue 5

Editorial: Introduction from the editor – IJHMA Vol. 15 No. 5

Richard Reed

Distance in geographic and characteristics space for real estate pricing

Evgeniy M. Ozhegov, Alina Ozhegova

A common approach to predicting the price of residential properties uses the hedonic price model and its spatial extensions. Within the hedonic approach, real estate prices are…

The influence of design-related features on houses time-on-market: a statistical analysis

Samer BuHamdan, Seyedmohammadamin Minayhashemi, Aladdin Alwisy, Ahmed Bouferguene

Researchers have not widely explored design-based factors that govern buildings’ physical properties and human–building interactions. This paper aims to understand the influence…

Measuring the housing sector’s contribution to GDP in emerging market countries

Arthur Acolin, Marja Hoek-Smit, Richard K. Green

This paper aims to document the economic importance of the housing sector, as measured by its contribution to gross domestic product (GDP), which is not fully recognized. In…

A systematic analysis of the spatial migration patterns and the linkages between market components in Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

Le-Vinh-Lam Doan, Adipandang Yudono

This paper aims to bring together research on housing market area, submarket and household migration into a systems approach that helps us gain a better understanding of the…

Factors affecting commercial housing prices in Vietnam

Pham Phuong Nam, Tran Trong Phuong

The study aims to identify the affecting factors and their impact rates on the commercial housing prices. The study also aims to suggest implications related to commercial housing…

Does tourism affect house prices in Turkey? Evidence from smooth structural break tests

Mustafa Ozan Yıldırım, Cagin Karul

The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of tourism activities on house prices in Turkey from January 2010 to March 2020.

Factors influencing Jamaican householders’ housing choice

Anetheo Jackson, Carol Dean Archer

The purpose of this paper is to bridge the gap in knowledge of Jamaican householders’ housing choices and to provide empirical research that will support the inclusion of the…

Determinant factors of urban housing preferences among low-income people in Greater Jakarta

Djoni Hartono, Tony Irawan, Khoirunurrofik Khoirunurrofik, Ramadani Partama, Nurul Wajah Mujahid, Desi Setiadestriati

High numbers of housing backlogs as well as inadequate housing for low-income are one of the Indonesian government’s major concerns, especially in urban areas where the price of…

Consumer sentiment and house prices: asymmetric evidence from state-level data in the United States

Mohsen Bahmani-Oskooee, Hesam Ghodsi, Muris Hadzic

The purpose of this paper is to assess and compare the symmetric and asymmetric effects of consumer sentiment on house prices in each state of the USA. This is the first study…

Dynamic implications of GDP, interest rates, taxes, income, foreign direct investments, housing prices on property NPLs

Kuen-Wei Tham, Rosli Said, Yasmin Mohd Adnan

The study on how macroeconomic factors affect non-performing loans (NPLs) have not been focussed on property loans, which had been amongst the largest contributor of NPLs in many…

A multifractal detrended fluctuation analysis of housing market: a role of financial crises in developed economies

Syed Ali Raza, Nida Shah, Muhammad Tahir Suleman, Md Al Mamun

This study aims to examine the house price fluctuations in G7 countries by using the multifractal detrended fluctuation analysis (MF-DFA) for the years 1970–2019. The study…

Examining the spatial and non-spatial linkages between suburban housing markets

Morteza Moallemi, Daniel Melser, Ashton de Silva, Xiaoyan Chen

The purpose of this paper is on developing and implementing a model which provides a fuller and more comprehensive reflection of the interaction of house prices at the suburb…

On the feasibility of reverse mortgages in Colombia

Julian Benavides Franco, Julio César Alonso Cifuentes, Jaime Andrés Carabalí Mosquera, Anibal Sosa

The Colombian Government proposed a reverse mortgage mechanism to complement retirement income in Colombia. This paper aims to study its feasibility by valuing its premia.

Understanding tenants’ motivations for co-living arrangements: a case study of Klang Valley, Malaysia

Vania Christy, Teck Hong Tan

The purpose of this study is to fill a knowledge gap by analyzing the motivations of tenants to co-living spaces in Klang Valley, Malaysia as the motives of co-living spaces are…

Study of factors influencing apartment prices in Prishtina, Kosovo

Visar Hoxha, Dhurata Hoxha, Jehona Hoxha

The purpose of this study is to identify which are the main factors influencing the apartment prices in Prishtina, the capital of Kosovo, during the period 2018–2020. The factors…

A study of boundedly rational behaviour in housing choice: evidence from Malaysia

Consilz Tan

Housing choice is always a complicated decision with its dual functions as a roof over the head and as an investment good. This paper aims to investigate the boundedly rational…

Non-mortgage loans in the Chinese residential real estate market

Kerry Liu

From January 2021, the potential flow of Chinese household non-mortgage loans, including business loans and short-term consumption loans to the residential real estate market, has…

Do green features increase housing value in Malaysia?

Zhen-Ting Goh, Sheau-Ting Low, Weng-Wai Choong, Siaw-Chui Wee

The purpose of this paper is to identify the perception of valuers towards the contribution of green features in residential property valuation. The concept of green housing was…

Structural analysis of factors affecting the housing in Tabriz metropolis: a future study approach

Sonya Karami, Arezoo Hajisharifi, Moslem Zarghamfard, Simin Armaqan

The purpose of this study is to survey the quantitative and qualitative indicators of housing in Tabriz and its comparison with urban areas of the province and the country (Iran…