International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis: Volume 12 Issue 3

Editorial

Richard Reed

An unobserved component analysis of Malaysia’s house prices

Siti Nurazira Mohd Daud, Ainulashikin Marzuki

This paper aims to investigate Malaysia’s house prices behaviour by decomposing trend, cycle and stochastic component.

Leveling the playing field: out-of-town buyer premiums in US housing markets over time

Katrin Kandlbinder, Norman G. Miller, Michael Sklarz

Historically, research shows that out-of-town buyers of real estate are informationally disadvantaged and therefore pay higher prices compared to in-town buyers. However, with the…

How cultural values are reflected on the housing market – direct effects and the cultural spillover

Magnus Andersson, Fredrik Kopsch, Peter Palm

The purpose of this paper is to analyse two questions. First, is there, and if so, how large is the price premium paid for a building exhibiting a cultural value? Second, are…

Housing prices in peninsular Malaysia: supported by income, foreign inflow or speculation?

Wang Li Wong, Chin Lee, Seow Shin Koong

This paper is motivated by a concern about the ability of the average Malaysian income to catch up with the rapidly increasing house prices in Peninsular Malaysia. Financial…

Asymmetric sensitivities of house prices to housing fundamentals: evidence from UK regions

Huthaifa Alqaralleh

This paper aims to examine asymmetries in the house price cycle and to understand the dynamic of housing prices, incorporating macroeconomic variables at regional and country…

Homeownership and entrepreneurship: A regional and industrial analysis of house prices and startups

Bjorn Berggren, Andreas Fili, Mats Wilhelmsson

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the relationship between housing markets and new firm formation in six different industries in all 284 municipalities in Sweden.

Integrating stated preference methods for property valuations in housing markets: An experimental case study in Italy

Saverio Miccoli, Fabrizio Finucci, Rocco Murro

The study aims to propose an appraisal procedure based on the preferences stated by a sample of potential consumers and producers which makes it possible to obtain the…

An evaluation of middle-income group housing in Kolkata, India

Amit Kaur, Sumana Gupta

This study aims to assess the satisfaction level of middle-income group (MIG) residents of government group housings of Kolkata, India. Further, a Composite Satisfaction Index…

The effect of ground rent and unexpired lease term on property values in Ghana

Kwasi Gyau Baffour Awuah, Frank Gyamfi-Yeboah

Although several factors influence property value determination depending on the market, relevant studies in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) often fail to analyse the impact of factors…