International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis: Volume 16 Issue 3

Guest editorial: A global housing affordability upheaval after Covid-19

Edward C.Y. Yiu, Kelvin S.K. Wong, Hao Wu, William K.S. Cheung

“Home away from home” in pandemic times: how has COVID-19 changed the Airbnb market in Melbourne?

Peize Li, Sun Sheng Han, Hao Wu

This study aims to investigate how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted and changed Airbnb market in the Greater Melbourne area in terms of its temporal and spatial patterns and…

The impacts of pandemic on urban housing prices: evidence from the outbreak of COVID-19 in Beijing, 2020

Bo Qin, Yanyan Peng, Luotong Feng

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly raised economic risk and uncertainty worldwide. How does COVID-19 affect urban housing markets? Is there any difference when different…

Is this time the same? Housing market performance during SARS and COVID-19*

Siru Lu, Chongyu Wang, Siu Kei Wong, Shuai Shi

This paper aims to examine the housing market responses to two outbreaks of respiratory diseases in Hong Kong during the Information Era – the 2003 SARS and COVID-19 outbreaks.

House prices and COVID-19 pandemic shocks in India: a nonlinear ARDL analysis

Niharika Mehta, Seema Gupta, Shipra Maitra

India is one of those countries that are severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. With the upsurge in the cases, the country recorded high unemployment rates, economic…

Does work from home reshape the urban rental structure? Early evidence from a rental gradient analysis in Auckland

Chung Yim Edward Yiu, Ka Shing Cheung, Daniel Wong

This study aims to identify the pandemic’s impact on house rents by applying a rental gradient analysis to compare the pre-and post-COVID-19 periods in Auckland. The micro-level…

What housing characteristics support seniors? Seniors’ experiences of housing and home in New Zealand during the COVID-19 pandemic

B.L. James

This paper aims to explore what can be learned from the COVID-19 pandemic about adaptable, functional housing design that supports seniors’ resilience. This paper considers how…

Interdependence between foreigner housing acquisitions and housing price increase in Turkey during the COVID-19 pandemic era

Monsurat Ayojimi Salami, Harun Tanrivermis, Yeşim Aliefendioğlu (Tanrivermis)

This study aims to establish the relationship between house acquisitions by foreigners (HAF) and house price index (HPI) in Turkey.

Housing prices in emerging countries during COVID-19: evidence from Turkey

Mustafa Tevfik Kartal, Serpil Kılıç Depren, Özer Depren

By considering the rapid and continuous increase of housing prices in Turkey recently, this study aims to examine the determinants of the residential property price index (RPPI)…

The impact of COVID-19 on home value in major Texas cities

Mira R. Bhat, Junfeng Jiao, Amin Azimian

This study aims to analyze the impact of COVID-19 on housing price within four major metropolitan areas in Texas: Austin, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio. The analysis intends to…

Housing market price movements under tech industry expansion during COVID-19

Junfeng Jiao, Mira R. Bhat, Amin Azimian, Akhil Mandalapu, Arya Farahi

This study aims to analyze the impact of technology-based corporation relocation on housing price indices during COVID-19 within the metropolitan areas of Austin, Texas and…