Cilj ovoga rada je procjena utjecaja udaljenosti na cijene stambenih objekata u Gradu Zagrebu. Procijenjeni hedonički ekonometrijski model potvrđuje teoretska predviđanja teorije bid-rent krivulje o negativnom utjecaju prostorne udaljenosti od centra grada na cijenu nekretnina. Nagib bid-rent...

The authors analyze peculiarities of the housing construction market in modern Russia, incentives of actors in such markets. The efficiency of the existing state regulation is being assessed. The authors conclude that housing construction­ sector is characterized by serious deficiencies and...

The large literature on regional inequality in the People's Republic of China (PRC) is hampered by incomplete evidence on price dispersion across space, making it hard to distinguish real and nominal inequality. The two main methods used to calculate spatial deflators have been to price a...

This paper uses wealth changes driven by housing market variation to estimate the effect of family resources on fertility decisions. Using data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, we show that a $100,000 increase in housing wealth among home owners causes a 16% to 18% increase in the...

This article presents the results of a survey carried out in spring 2012 to determine the level of housing costs incurred by Austrian households. The housing cost survey shows that the share of housing costs borne by homeowners (loan repayment plus operating expenses and energy costs) accounts...

Though rent control is widely criticized in academic analyses, it might have some positive effects, and its supporters argue that it promotes social integration in cities. Whether this expectation is empirically supported, however, is rarely analysed. <p> We analyse whether segregation exists in...</p>

An important objective in the construction of real estate price indices is the creation of sub-indices by region or by neighbourhood. Environmental changes such as the improvement in the accessibility of a neighbourhood will result in different price changes across neighbourhoods. It is...

The aim of this report is to identify the possible effect of covering the highway A1 at Saint-Denis (near Paris) on housing prices. This covering induces a notable reduction of the noise nuisance and an improvement of the urban environment. In order to measure the effects from covering, we have...

Second-hand housing markets are to-day the regulations of local systems lf land and housing prices. They disclose the appreciations by the citizens of the urban qualities of quarters. The choices of these citizens are mostly determined by non-economic factors : the financial constraint, which...

This paper investigates the impact of two commonly used asking price strategies on house sales prices. In particular, we compare a dynamic asking price, where the seller adjusts her asking price over time as she fails to sell her property, with a static asking price, where the seller sets an...