Journal of Property Investment & Finance: Volume 22 Issue 1

Testing the statistical significance of real estate in an international mixed asset portfolio

Simon Stevenson

This study re‐examines the potential role that direct real estate can play in institutional mixed‐asset portfolios. The paper examines the statistical improvement in performance…

Property price indices in the Commonwealth: Construction methodologies and problems

Sau Kim Lum

This paper examines commonly used property price indices in several Commonwealth countries. It finds that many of the measures may be flawed owing to two issues relating to the…

An analysis of the trends and cyclical behaviours of house prices in the Asian markets

Ming‐Chi Chen, Yuichiro Kawaguchi, Kanak Patel

This paper examines the time‐series behaviour of house prices for the four Asian markets, namely, Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo and Taipei, by using structural time‐series…

Land value capture mechanisms in Hong Kong and Singapore: A comparative analysis

Eddie Chi‐Man Hui, Vivian Sze‐Mun Ho, David Kim‐Hin Ho

Hong Kong and Singapore are characterized by rapid economic development and a high population density of 6,250 and 6,055 per km² land respectively. Land revenue is their major…

Restrictions on the foreign ownership of property: Indonesia and Singapore compared

Richard Ming Kirk Tan

Many countries have restrictions on the foreign ownership of property in their territory and there have been attempts to circumvent such restrictions. This article looks into the…

Preferences for Korean seniors housing

Euehun Lee, Karen M. Gibler

The Republic of Korea is experiencing demographic, economic, and cultural changes that may create demand for seniors housing in the coming decades. The population is rapidly…

Guest editorial

Tien Foo Sing, Seow Eng Ong

Note from the publisher

John Peters