This short paper considers a number of temporal and spatial models that can be used for international comparison of internal migration levels across all countries of the world. First, among the various spatial models used, the model linking migrations to the zoning of the territory provides a...

Internal migration is the most significant process driving changes in the pattern of human settlement across much of the world, yet remarkably few attempts have been made to compare internal migration between countries. Differences in data collection, in geography and in measurement intervals...

Internal migration is the most significant process driving changes in the pattern of human settlement across much of the world, yet remarkably few attempts have been made to compare internal migration between countries. Differences in data collection, in geography and in measurement intervals...

In the UK, around 55% of householdsí net worth is in housing. More than 70% of households in the UK own a house and holding such a large amount of undiversified real asset poses risk. It is not always that a house would appreciate in value, though a housing investment has been recognised as a...

In housing transactions, the selling price is often different from the asking price, being either higher or lower. In setting an asking price, sellers may be motivated by their personal as well as economic circumstances. Thus if they sell because of a job related move they may wish to sell...

Modern commercial office market in Shanghai emerged with Chinaís economic reform and open door policy in the 1980s and grew fast at the beginning of 1990s, with increasing demand for office space from foreign and domestic occupiers. Though total real estate investment is skewed towards...

The classic property market cycle is conceptualised as a short term adjustment process generated by the interaction of occupation demand, the business cycle, the national credit cycle and supply lags consequent on the development cycle. Within the model yields are a function of the required rate...

Over the last three decades housing economists have shown increasing interest in the analysis of the length of time a property spends on the market. This literature provides useful insights into the operation of local housing markets. It is clear, for example, that an appreciation of the factors...