International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis: Volume 9 Issue 1

A study into the links between mortgage financing and economic development in Africa

Paul K. Asabere, Carl B McGowan Jr., Sang Mook Lee

The purpose of this paper is to explore the link between mortgage financing and economic development for African countries, as there is a gap in the literature regarding this…

Another look at housing finance in Africa: The anatomy of pension asset-backed housing financing

Kenneth Appiah Donkor-Hyiaman, DeGraft Owusu-Manu

Most households in Sub-Saharan African cannot afford adequate housing. Most often, their pension benefits are also meagre, usually resulting from low contribution levels and…

Robust hedonic price indexes

Steven C Bourassa, Eva Cantoni, Martin Hoesli

– The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the application of robust techniques to the estimation of hedonic house price indexes.

Aging and real estate prices: evidence from Japanese and US regional data

Yumi Saita, Chihiro Shimizu, Tsutomu Watanabe

Aging in Japan is advancing faster than in other major developed nations, and this is expected to have substantial effects on the country’s economic systems, including its social…

Space standardisation of low-income housing units in India

Uttam Kumar Roy, Madhumita Roy

This paper aims to develop a set of affordable space and dimensional standards for market-driven low-income housing in Indian context for the purpose of mass production using…

Sentiment-based predictions of housing market turning points with Google trends

Marian Alexander Dietzel

Recent research has found significant relationships between internet search volume and real estate markets. This paper aims to examine whether Google search volume data can serve…

Neighbourhood satisfaction: responses from residents of green townships in Malaysia

Teck Hong Tan

The purpose of this study is to examine the residents’ satisfaction level with their neighbourhood and which dominant attributes can predict the neighbourhood satisfaction levels…