International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis: Volume 16 Issue 6

Editorial: Introduction from the editor

Richard Reed

Flood hazards and housing prices: a spatial regression analysis for Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand

Sukampon Chongwilaikasaem, Tanit Chalermyanont

Global warming exacerbates sea level rise and extreme weather events that cause severe flooding, resulting in lost productivity and property damage. To reduce the impact of…

Can housing investment hedge against inflation?

Binh Thi Thanh Nguyen

This paper aims to test the hedging ability of housing investment against inflation in Japan and the USA during the period 2000–2020.

Antecedents of customer mortgage shopping satisfaction: the mediating role of search intensity, evidence from the NSMO survey

Srinivasa Reddy N, Jayanthi Thanigan

The purpose of this paper is to examine the antecedents of customer satisfaction during mortgage purchases. Mortgage demand in the USA has reached an all-time high because of an…

Identifying the barriers to housing finance in Ethiopia

Masresha Belete Asnakew, Minale Kassahun Amogne

The accessibility of housing for many purposes is more influenced by the functioning of housing market. As access to housing is an expensive and long-term exertion of household…

An examination of the influence of urban violence on rental value of residential property in Kaduna metropolis

Adedayo Ayodeji Odebode, Shittu Oluwakayode Aro, Alirat Olayinka Agboola

The paper aims to examine the influence of urban violence on residential property rental value in Kaduna metropolis. This is motivated by the spate of insurgency and the attendant…

An empirical investigation of home buying behavior in a high-context culture: a strategic marketing-oriented approach

Erdener Kaynak, Ali Kara, Azamat Maksüdünov

The housing/real estate sector is one of the most important sectors in any country. However, existing marketing literature on the home buying behavior and the decision-making…

House price information flows among some major Chinese cities: linear and nonlinear causality in time and frequency domains

Xiaojie Xu, Yun Zhang

With the rapid-growing house market in the past decade, the purpose of this paper is to study the important issue of house price information flows among 12 major cities in China…

Modelling coastal externalities effects on residential housing values

Adeyosoye Babatunde Ayoola, Adejoke Rashidat Oladapo, Babajide Ojo, Abiodun Kolawole Oyetunji

This paper aims to examine the impact of coastline on the rental value of residential property in proximity to the coastline, using the hedonic pricing model from two…