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...

This paper addresses two issues about the efficiency of the property market. It has long been argued that as data in the property market is based on valuations it has a tendency toward smoothing or stickiness. The research to date to assess this argument has been based on national perspectives....

An enigma has emerged in the UK mortgage possessions data. As expected, possessions in England and Wales have been decreasing in line with falling unemployment and interest rates, but in Scotland, possessions are actually on the increase. This puzzling pattern in the data forms the rationale for...

This paper represents the first systematic attempt to develop an econometric model of retail rent determination in Chinese cities. It investigates rent determination in three major Chinese retail centres – Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou – over the period 1999 to 2012. The study...

The awkward issue of high NAV discounts to share price continues to plague the management of European listed property companies as well as its shareholders. Whilst the share trades at a discount new investment decisions compete against a share buy back. From a cost of capital point of view this...

The Shanghai office market has developed rapidly over the past two decades. As a consequence of this development two, apparently distinct, office markets, i.e. central Puxi district and Lujiazhui district in Pudong, have developed in central Shanghai. This raises the issue as to whether the...