International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis: Volume 14 Issue 1

Housing policy and demographic changes: the case of Iran

Safar Ghaedrahmati, Moslem Zarghamfard

Housing is an essential element in the dynamics of urbanization. One of the main reasons for urbanization is population growth. As the population grows, the need for housing also…

Determinants of homeownership in Europe – an empirical analysis based on SHARE

Maria Teresa Medeiros Garcia, Rafael Figueira

The purpose of this paper is to explore the determinants of homeownership in Europe.

Housing sales of real estate developers in Turkey

Murat Selim Selvi, Aykut Pajo, Ceyda Çakir, Emre Demir

Because of competition, residential property developers use a variety of promotional tools to gain recognition and increase their market share and the demand for housing, and to…

Apartment selection by college students: Do Americans and Asians use different criteria, information sources, and media?

Katherine Taken Smith, Austin Pinkerton

The purpose of this paper is to examine the apartment preferences of American and Asian college students, the sources of information they use when searching for an apartment and…

Betting on capital gains: housing speculation in Auckland, New Zealand

Michael Rehm, Yang Yang

The purpose of this paper is to examine housing speculation in Auckland, New Zealand, the second most unaffordable market in the world.

Drivers of housing purchasing decisions: a data-driven analysis

Samer BuHamdan, Aladdin Alwisy, Ahmed Bouferguene

The purpose of this paper is to develop a clear understanding of the features that increase the probability of condos’ sale, with a focus on design-related features.

Portland ordinances: tiny home and short-term rental permits

Billie Ann Brotman

This study aims to examine the permit changes enacted by the city of Portland, Oregon, USA, on the construction and subsequent short-term rental of tiny homes. The permitting…

The causality between house prices and stock prices: evidence from seven European countries

Manuchehr Irandoust

This paper aims to examine whether there exists a long-run causal relationship between the prices of households’ two major assets: stocks and houses over the period 1975Q1–2017Q1…

News shocks, government subsidies and housing prices in Brazil

Cássio Besarria, Marcelo Silva, Diego Jesus

In recent years, housing prices in Brazil have shown a surprising growth. An important issue is trying to understand what elements can explain this behavior. This study aims to…

Relationships between young adults’ housing tenure, elements of perceived job security and social capital in Britain

Oluwadamilola Aguda, Obas John Ebohon

Against the backdrop of the changing trends in tenure in the UK housing system, young adults are faced with different situations that continue to shape their housing consumption…

Evaluating the satisfaction rate for affordable housing in non-gated residential area (NGR): the case of Al-Sharq housing project in Zarqa-Jordan

Rami Khaled Al Shawabkeh, Ahmad M. Alzouby, Abdelmajeed Rjoub, Mays Alsmadi, Maram AlKhamaiseh, Deema Shboul, Ahmad Smadi, Ahmad Al-Bzour, Rawan Al-Omari, Esraa Alobaidat

Non-gated residential communities (NGR) are now becoming significant in Jordan resulting in an increase in low and medium-income areas. This study aims to investigate the sense of…

The effects of uncertainty shocks on global housing markets

Mei-Se Chien, Nur Setyowati

This paper aims to investigate how different uncertainty shocks affect international housing prices.

Affordable housing in Saudi Arabia’s vision 2030: new developments and new challenges

Ali Alqahtany

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the housing delivery within the Saudi Vision 2030 through an in-depth reading of the Saudi Vision 2030 from the researcher’s point of view…