International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis: Volume 11 Issue 2

Editorial

Richard Reed

Multicriteria analysis and genetic algorithms for mass appraisals in the Italian property market

Pierluigi Morano, Francesco Tajani, Marco Locurcio

This paper aims to test and compare two innovative methodologies (utility additive and evolutionary polynomial regression) for mass appraisal of residential properties. The aim is…

House prices and neighbourhood amenities: beyond the norm?

Michael James McCord, Peadar Thomas Davis, Paul Bidanset, William McCluskey, John McCord, Martin Haran, Sean MacIntyre

Understanding the key locational and neighbourhood determinants and their accessibility is a topic of great interest to policymakers, planners and property valuers. In Northern…

Combining BP with PSO algorithms in weights optimisation and ANNs training for mass appraisal of properties

Joseph Awoamim Yacim, Douw Gert Brand Boshoff

The paper aims to investigate the application of particle swarm optimisation and back propagation in weights optimisation and training of artificial neural networks within the…

Constructing an index to examine house price misalignment with fundamentals in Malta

Brian Micallef

The purpose of this paper is to compute an aggregate misalignment index using a multiple indicator approach to identify under- or over-valuation of house prices in Malta based on…

The sources of house price changes in Malaysia

Shiau Hui Kok, Normaz Wana Ismail, Chin Lee

The purpose of this paper is to examine the house market in Malaysia from 2002 to 2015. Specifically, the macroeconomic determinants on the house price and house demand are…

Housing delivery to the low income in Botswana

Johnson Kampamba, Simon Kachepa, Boipuso Nkwae, Ntombi Godiraone Matlhogojane, Tuelo Outule

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the housing delivery to the low income through the Self Help Housing Agency (SHHA) in Gaborone, Botswana.

Spatial–temporal neighbourhood-level house price index

Ibrahim Sipan, Abdul Hamid Mar Iman, Muhammad Najib Razali

The purpose of this study is to develop a spatio-temporal neighbourhood-level house price index (STNL-HPI) incorporating a geographic information system (GIS) functionality that…

Abnormal mortgage delinquencies as housing crisis early symptoms

Dror Parnes

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the differences between the actual mortgage prompt and late payments and their respective expected measures from 2004 to 2010 to spot early…

Externalities and planning failure in the housing market of an African city

Solomon Akinbogun, Colin Jones

Planning is logically applied to address negative externalities, but an alternative is financial compensation to the victim of negative spillover effects. This paper aims to…