International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis: Volume 12 Issue 6

The application of multi-attribute utility theory for a market share-based design evaluation

Samer BuHamdan, Aladdin Alwisy, Ahmed Bouferguene, Mohamed Al-Hussein

The purpose of this paper is to use the concepts of the multi-attribute utility theory to develop a model to evaluate the design of low-density residential units to increase the…

Issues and challenges in contemporary affordable public housing schemes in Malaysia: Developing an alternative model

Muhammad Bilal, Ahamed Kameel Mydin Meera, Dzuljastri Abdul Razak

This study aims to examine the issues and challenges in contemporary affordable public housing schemes and proposes an alternative affordable public housing model for low- and…

Factors affecting rentals of residential apartments in Pune, India: an empirical investigation

Harish Kumar Singla, Priyanka Bendigiri

The purpose of this paper is to find out the factors affecting rentals of residential apartments in Pune, India.

Impact of macroeconomic indicators on housing prices

Satish Mohan, Alan Hutson, Ian MacDonald, Chung Chun Lin

This paper uses statistical analyses to quantify the effects of five major macroeconomic indicators, namely crude oil price, 30-year mortgage interest rate (IR), Consumer Price…

Predicting property price index using artificial intelligence techniques: Evidence from Hong Kong

Rotimi Boluwatife Abidoye, Albert P.C. Chan, Funmilayo Adenike Abidoye, Olalekan Shamsideen Oshodi

Booms and bubbles are inevitable in the real estate industry. Loss of profits, bankruptcy and economic slowdown are indicators of the adverse effects of fluctuations in property…

A comparative analysis of financial affordability in Islamic home financing instrumentsin Malaysia

Mohd Zaidi Md Zabri, Razali Haron

This study aims to compare and contrast the financial affordability of Islamic home financing instruments such as bay’ bithaman ajil and musharakah mutanaqisah (MM) offered by…

Convergence in condominium prices of major US metropolitan areas

Nicholas Apergis, James E. Payne

The purpose of the study is to examine the long-run convergence properties of condominium prices based on the ripple effect for five major US metropolitan areas (Boston, Chicago…