This paper employs four established market microstructure measures on information-based trade in financial markets. A set of German mid and small caps is used to analyze potential differential information content in real estate stocks compared to other asset classes. After linking substantially...

The study examines housing affordability in Germany from 2017 to 2023 in light of rising real estate prices and challenges in the housing market. It uses the Housing Affordability Index to identify trends and patterns and propose policy measures to tackle the problems. The results show regional...

The Chinese real estate market is growing rapidly and the prices for real estate are rising steadily. It is therefore of little surprise that the Supreme People's Court (SPC) of the PR China had to deal quite early with questions arising in the lower courts in relation to the purchase of real...