This paper proposes an improved net rate analysis using the assessed land values to proxy market land values in real estate appraisals. Compared to the traditional sales comparison approach, the method has greatly simplified the comparison process and extended the potential pool of comparable...

There was a problem for the effectiveness of monetary policy by setting OCR changes to influence house price movements. We find that the announced OCR changes had a close link to the floating or short-term mortgage rate changes, and in contrast house price movements were linked to long-term...