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The spatial effect of airport proximity on house prices: a quantile regression analysis for the New Zealand market Open
This study contributes to understanding the link between the housing market and airport location proximity, whilst examining the entirety of the house price distribution. The research investigates this association across four key urban are…
House prices during the COVID-19 pandemic: the impact of “panic” returnees migrants to New Zealand Open
Purpose This paper aims to investigate the effects of the “panic” returnees who quickly returned back into New Zealand during the COVID-19 pandemic, given that the country was a perceived “safe haven” during that time and thus having some …
The intentions of parental financial support for housing in New Zealand: altruism, obligation, and reciprocity Open
This study explores what motivates parents to financially support homeownership for their adult children. We apply the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) to examine the effects of the identified motivations on their support behaviour. Drawi…
Do private rental tenants pay for energy efficiency?: The dynamics of green premiums and brown discounts Open
The rental market, notably within the UK, is facing increased scrutiny with the tightening of regulation in relation to energy performance and the increases in energy costs and rental unaffordability. Whilst a sizeable volume of research h…
View article: The reverse mortgage market in New Zealand: key drivers of loan determination
The reverse mortgage market in New Zealand: key drivers of loan determination Open
This paper examines the drivers of loan principals in the reverse mortgage and equity release market in New Zealand using a hedonic price model (HPM) approach. Our analysis using reverse mortgages data between 2004–2021, sourced from one m…
Land banking, land price and Ghana’s informal land markets: A relational complexity approach Open
Land banking practices have received little attention on how such practices shape informal land markets in developing countries. Drawing on a relational complexity framework, this study explores the land banking experience in Ghana's infor…
Regional spillover of housing (un)affordability: an empirical study on the residential housing markets for first-time buyers in the U.K Open
This study examines the lead–lag relationships between the levels of housing affordability of different regions of the U.K. By utilizing government data, a number of housing affordability indicators are constructed to explore whether spati…
House prices, airport location proximity, air traffic volume and the COVID-19 effect Open
Although house prices and airports are influenced by distinct factors that shape their evolutions, they are also intrinsically connected through the natural and built environment. Standard theory suggests that air-traffic noise and proximi…
The role of the state in encouraging the supply of senior housing: a looming welfare crisis? Open
Purpose Adopting a welfare stance, this paper considers whether the neoliberalist approach which has been adopted by successive UK and Scottish governments will achieve optimal societal outcomes or lead to the under provision of senior hou…
Do green growth and technological innovation matter to infrastructure investments in the era of climate change? Global evidence Open
This study investigates the nexus between green growth, technological innovations, and infrastructure investment trends, through an international investigation of 56 countries for the period of 2000–2020. Based on the Environmental Impact …
INDIGENOUS INFORMAL LAND MARKETS, LAND BANKING AND LAND VALUES: A NATIONAL CASE OF GHANA Open
Land banking practices can fail in efficiently controlling the value of land. These failures stem from the difficulty in reducing speculative holdings to levels exceeding the size of the banked lands. Such underlining traits of the practic…
Locked-out: generational inequalities of housing tenure and housing type Open
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to first explore whether Australia and the main metropolitan areas demonstrate significant differences in tenure and property type between generational groups. Second, whether the millennial generation …
Real Estate Insights Grand ideas or delusions of grandeur? Placing big thinkers and essential theories in property economics research Open
Purpose This article is looking to reflect on the various important touchstones of “grand theory” and “big thinkers” that can be framed when engaging empirical evidence in property economics research. Design/methodology/approach The paper …
View article: The connectedness of house price affordability (HPA) and rental price affordability (RPA) measures
The connectedness of house price affordability (HPA) and rental price affordability (RPA) measures Open
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between house price affordability (HPA) and rental price affordability (RPA) in New Zealand. The cointegration of HPA and RPA is of particular focus given rising house prices…
Housing charges to fund bulk infrastructure: innovative or traditional? Open
This study investigates whether the use of housing charges is an innovative or traditional instrument in financing bulk infrastructure. It develops a conceptual framework to demonstrate how housing charges are perceived as an innovative mo…
View article: House price affordability, the global financial crisis and the (ir)relevance of mortgage rates
House price affordability, the global financial crisis and the (ir)relevance of mortgage rates Open
Although house prices and wages are both influenced by distinct factors that shape their own evolutions, they are also intrinsically connected through house price affordability. Further, macroeconomic policies centred around adjustments in…
Towards Financial Risk and Housing Policy Trends Open
Institutions providing access to housing in all tenures have become further entrenched and exposed to financial risk. Literature on housing policy trends and financial risk cover drivers such as liberalisation, monetary approaches, innovat…
Innovative real estate development finance – evidence from Europe Open
Purpose – This research aims to provide an insight into large-scale real estate projects in Europe and how they are using a more innovative blend of finance. Design/methodology/approach – The methodology involved a mix of desk-based study,…
Financing infrastructure development: time to unshackle the bonds? Open
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to consider the merits of using projects bonds to finance infrastructure investment projects and considers the pricing of such bonds and the level of risk premium demanded by the market. Design/method…