International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis: Volume 2 Issue 2

Evaluating the effects of blacklisting on residential property prices in Hong Kong

Yung Yau

The purpose of this paper is to empirically examine whether public knowledge of poor conditions of multi‐storey residential buildings affected the sale prices of these properties…

The determinants of demand for single family housing in Alabama urbanized areas

John M. Kagochi, Lesley M. Mace

The purpose of this paper is to analyze factors that determine the demand for single family houses in Alabama urbanized areas, commonly referred to as metropolitan statistical…

Outlook for UK housing and the implications for policy: Are we reaping what we have sown?

Gwilym Pryce, Nigel Sprigings

The purpose of this paper is to present a brief analytical summary of the current downturn in the UK housing sector. It then aims to ask whether the severity of the slowdown and…

Housing price determinants in Istanbul, Turkey: An application of the classification and regression tree model

Onur Özsoy, Hasan Şahin

The purpose of this paper is to analyze empirically major factors that affect housing prices in Istanbul, Turkey using the classification and regression tree (CART) approach.

Homeowners' perception of insurance of real estate development in Lagos, Nigeria

A. Olaleye, O.J. Adegoke

The purpose of this paper is to examine the views held of property insurance by homeowners in Ire‐Akari and Ikeja areas of Lagos State in Nigeria. This is with a view to…

Late life second move housing choices of international retiree migrants

Karen M. Gibler, José Manuel Casado‐Díaz, Mari Angeles Casado‐Díaz, Vicente Rodríguez, Paloma Taltavull

Many international retirement migrants are amenity movers undertaking the first move in the late life course model of migration. The purpose of this paper is to examine second…

Introduction from the Editor - Vol. 2 No. 2

Richard Reed