International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis: Volume 9 Issue 2

Editorial

Richard Reed

International population and housing market trends

Richard Reed

Financial literacy, risky mortgages, and delinquency in the US during the financial crisis

Velma Zahirovic-Herbert, Karen M. Gibler, Swarn Chatterjee

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate whether low financial literacy is associated with the use of risky mortgages and delinquency.

How to identify housing bubbles? A decision support model

Charalambos Pitros, Yusuf Arayici

The purpose of this paper is to provide a decision support model for the early diagnosis of housing bubbles in the UK during the maturity process of the phenomenon.

Application of artificial neural network to loan recovery prediction

Amos Olaolu Adewusi, Tunbosun Biodun Oyedokun, Mustapha Oyewole Bello

This study assesses the classification accuracy of an artificial neural network (ANN) model. It examines the application of loan recovery probability rather than odds of default…

Hedonic appraisal of apartments in Tirana

Marsela Thanasi (Boçe)

The approved methodology of property valuation in Albania evaluates the reference property prices based on the average contractual price of properties sold and takes into account…

China’s diversifying demand for housing for the elderly

Min Jia, Timothy Heath

This paper aims to examine the trends among the elderly population in China about residential preferences and policy applications, as the elderly is a rapidly expanding…

Causal relationship between private housing investment and economic growth: An empirical study

Abdul-Rasheed Amidu, Alirat Olayinka Agboola, Mahmud Musa

The paper aims to provide a better understanding of the interactions between housing investment and economic growth. In particular, the paper emphasizes the separate effects of…

Misuse through short-term rentals on the Berlin housing market

Philipp Schäfer, Nicole Braun

Short-term rentals are mainly of small flats, which are offered to tourists. Currently, the providers of short-term rentals, in particular Airbnb (ABB), are being criticized in…