International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis - Emerald

Green federal tax credits impact on US housing prices

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate whether increases in homeowner green amenities occurred because of income tax credits to the degree that changes in housing prices are measurable. Are higher incomes, lower mortgage rates and green income-tax credits impacting housing price...

The price-rent dynamics and linkage of urban housing: evidence from Singapore

Purpose: The aim of this paper is to examine dynamic linkages between price and rent and between property types. Intuition suggests that housing market segments experience different market cycles in response to macroeconomic shocks. However, they may be dynamically interlinked in urban areas...

The effects of tourism on housing prices: applying a difference-in-differences methodology to the Portuguese market

Purpose: This paper aims to explore the effects of a surge in tourism short-term rentals (STR) on housing prices in municipalities within Portugal’s two largest Metropolitan Statistical Areas. Design/methodology/approach: This study applies the difference-in-differences (DiD) methodology by using...

Do urban tourism hotspots affect Berlin housing rents?

Purpose: This study aims to analyze whether urban tourism affects Berlin housing rents. Urban tourism is of considerable economic importance for many urban destinations and has developed very strongly over the past few years. The prevailing view is that urban tourism triggers side-effects, which...

Determinants of housing prices in Baku: empirical analyses

Purpose: This paper aims to reveal major factors affecting housing prices (flats and houses) in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan Republic. Design/methodology/approach: Based on cross-sectional data set of 497 flats and 443 houses, polynomial regression models are estimated for flats and houses...

Dynamics of affordability and immigration in the Canadian housing market

Purpose: This study aims to make two major contributions. First, given the literature gap in housing unaffordability for different immigrant groups in Canada, it makes an essential contribution to the literature. To the best of the knowledge, this study is the first study of its kind to examine...

Dynamic effects and spatial heterogeneity of land supply on housing price: evidence from Nanchang, China

Purpose: Economic fundamentals are recognized as determining factors for housing on the city level, but the relationship between housing price and land supply has been disputed. This study aims to examine what kind of impact housing prices have on land supply and whether there is heterogeneity in...

Continuing care retirement community senior housing in Shanghai: an analysis of the development barriers

Purpose: Shanghai is currently faced with a rapid increase in the ageing population and demand for elderly homes. Continuing care retirement community (CCRC) has been emerging as a high-end alternative to offer specialised accommodation to the elderly in major cities. Since the first development in ...

Tax deed sales and land banking to reuse vacant and abandoned properties

Purpose: Tax sales intersect with the market, housing policy and socioeconomic matters, but the topic in this context is understudied. The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether and how land banking is more effective in fostering positive property outcomes than tax lien sales and what...

Housing markets’ linkage between China and Taiwan

Purpose: This paper aims to examine the linkage of regional housing markets between Taiwan and China as increasing economic integration. Design/methodology/approach: Two time-varying estimations of cointegration tests, Gregory and Hansen (1996) cointegration test with structural break and the...