Journal of European Real Estate Research: Volume 15 Issue 1

Guest editorial: urban conflict and real estate

David McIlhatton, Jim Berry, David Chapman

Reframing the properties, places and crime paradigm: exploring spatiotemporal regime shifts

James R. DeLisle, Terry V. Grissom, Brent Never

The purpose of this study is to explore spatiotemporal factors that affect the empirical analysis of whether crime rates in buffer areas surrounding abandoned properties…

What effect does gun-related violence have on the attractiveness of a residential area? The case of Stockholm, Sweden

Mats Wilhelmsson, Vania Ceccato, Manne Gerell

This study aims to analyse the effect of gun-related violence on housing values, controlling for the area's crime levels and locational factors. Previous studies that aimed to…

The impact of crime on apartment prices in Hamburg, Germany

Jan de Graaff, Joachim Zietz

The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of crime on apartment prices for Hamburg, Germany, for the years 2012 to 2017.

The impact of crimes on house prices in LA County

Paloma Taltavull de La Paz, Jim Berry, David McIlhatton, David Chapman, Katja Bergonzoli

This paper focusses on analysing the impact of crime on the housing market in Los Angeles (LA) County. By looking at different types of crime instead of general crime measures and…

Counterterrorism protective security as part of the planning, design and development of crowded places in Australia: where are we now?

Pernille H. Christensen

Between 2013 and 2016 Western countries experienced a nearly 600% increase in terrorist attacks. Among the most significant shift in terrorism trends during this time is the…

Assessment of abandoned properties in geopolitical conflict zones

Mohsen Shojaee-Far

In geopolitical conflict zones, the phenomenon of abandonment often correlates with challenges of legal definitions and ownership status. The abandoned properties in conflict…