affordability is the vital challenge for China, especially for the northwestern region where the household income is lower than that … factors of purchasing standard housing in Lanzhou, which is the second largest city in Northwest China. Design …/value – The paper establishes an understanding of the level of housing affordability in Northwest China, and provides the basis …

China, the purpose of this paper is to revisit the empirical question of the determinants of mortgage prepayment probability … China to provide insights into borrowers' prepayment behavior in China under recent market conditions, focusing on the … the rapid growing mortgage market in China as well as those in other transitional economies. Research limitations …

Purpose – China's real estate market is rampantly expanding. The purpose of this paper is to examine the factors … underpinning China's real estate price escalation from 1998 to 2009. Design/methodology/approach – Cointegration approach, vector …) does not catch up with national gain (GDP) in China, or “ Guojinmintui ” (national gain outpaces personal gain). Neither is …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the degree of housing affordability in China's 35 large and medium … from China's 35 large and medium cities from 1996 to 2007. Design/methodology/approach – This paper constructed the housing … affordability. Accordingly, developing more affordable houses is an alternative to mitigate the housing affordability issue in China …

Purpose – This paper aims to investigate the determinants of default mortgage in China and the factors affecting the … investigate the determinants of default mortgage in China and the factors affecting the mortgage amount granted by Chinese banks …. Findings – Using a proprietary dataset from branches of the Construction Bank of China containing information on all mortgages …

Purpose This paper aims to examine the trends among the elderly population in China about residential preferences and … requiring social relief. In addition, retirement housing in China is likely to be more affordable for the next elderly … facilities for the elderly that deserve priorities in China. The results can inform and guide future policy and project …

estimate rent and new construction for China. Also, it is the first time a comprehensive test of the Wheaton and DiPasquale 4 …-quadrant model is performed using data from China.  …

conditions in relocation settlements currently developing in China. Findings The results show that the building of a new farmer …