markets and the same effect is likely to be true for housing. Design/methodology/approach – The relationship between changes … series are unreliable because they include periods when social housing rents were set at market levels and longer periods … when rents were subsidised. Practical implications – Housing in New Zealand appears to be over priced because with net …

Purpose – The aim of this study is to investigate why housing prices differ between regions, and to estimate the speed … downturn reflecting that negative housing stock adjustments is much slower than positive adjustments. Originality/value – The …

Purpose – The paper's aim is to estimate the benefits and costs of China's affordable housing program, as well as to … provide recommendations to this housing policy. Design/methodology/approach – The Cobb‐Douglas utility function is employed to … estimate the net benefits of the affordable housing policy. Both of the sunk costs and current costs are computed, and an …

socio‐economic characteristics, and accessibility measures. Findings – The findings were that housing prices increase with a …

Purpose – The paper aims to analyse the Shenzhen housing market. Design/methodology/approach – The paper uses an …‐economic heterogeneities in housing attribute prices. Findings – The results provide strong evidence that the marginal prices of key housing … attributes are not constant but vary with household profile and absolute‐location context within Shenzhen's housing market …

augur well for housing delivery; job creation and economic empowerment are the primary catalysts for increased disposable …

, travel between two workplaces is becoming more and more common. This paper therefore aims to study the housing price gradient …‐spatial difference of housing prices between the two neighboring cities are studied by using a two‐workplace residential location choice … model. Findings – This paper found that housing price gradient from Macau to Hong Kong is flattened when more non …

paper is to examine how housing developers perceive different aspects of the planning process, and if these perceptions … might act as a constraint for the development of new housing projects. Design/methodology/approach – A survey, based on a … questionnaire, has been conducted with housing development companies having at least one project initiated during the period 2001 …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is analyse to what extent the high price had led to low levels of housing … affordability in the period 2002‐2006 in Beijing. Due to the importance of housing for local residents and the crucial position that … real estate market in the Chinese economy is currently in, research into the housing affordability issues is now essential …