International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis: Volume 5 Issue 4

Credit scoring in mortgage lending: evidence from China

Christopher Gan, Zhaohua Li, Weizhuo Wang, Betty Kao

This paper aims to investigate the determinants of default mortgage in China and the factors affecting the mortgage amount granted by Chinese banks.

Determinants of returns on housing: the Iranian case

Hassan Gholipour Fereidouni, Ebrahim Bazrafshan

The purpose of this study is to investigate the determinants of returns on housing in Iran by analyzing capital appraisals, rents, and total returns.

Energy efficiency rating systems for housing: an Australian perspective

Neville Hurst

The purpose of this paper is to examine current trends in energy efficiency ratings and consider their likely impact on the Australian housing market.

A better method to estimate price change in single family housing: A test of median‐to‐median compared to repeat sales

Donald Epley

This paper aims to compare a median‐to‐median estimate of residential price change to the FHFA home price index composed of repeat sales. Further, it seeks to use the complete…

Direct versus search engine traffic: An innovative approach to demand analysis in the property market

Manuel Kaesbauer, Ralf Hohenstatt, Richard Reed

The application of “Google” econometrics (Geco) has evolved rapidly in recent years and can be applied in various fields of research. Based on accepted theories in existing…

Co‐movement of house price cycles – a factor analysis

Kirill Pomogajko, Michael Voigtländer

Because of globalisation and monetary integration the macroeconomic conditions for industrial countries have become more and more equal. This paper aims to discover whether the…

Editorial

Richard G. Reed