Peri-urbanization in rapidly growing cities of the Global South is increasingly driven not only by demographic growth but by escalating inner-city land and housing prices that push households and developers toward peripheral zones. Bangalore exemplif...
We use the hedonic price model to measure the effect of school quality on apartment rent prices in Porto Alegre, Brazil. A spatial autoregressive regression (SAR) was employed due to the spatial nature of the data. We estimated the effect of school q...
Seasonality has traditionally shaped the U.S. housing market, with activity peaking in spring-summer and declining in autumn-winter. However, recent disruptions, particularly those following COVID-19, raise questions about shifts in these patterns. T...
Intermediaries are central to complex transactions. In housing markets, real estate brokers coordinate information flows, reduce search costs, and guide lay buyers and sellers through legal and financial steps. Despite this importance, scholarship on...
The housing deficit in developing countries is a common challenge, primarily impacting low-income populations. This paper investigated interinstitutional workflows using Building Information Modelling (BIM) as a social technology to improve the effic...
Housing price indices (HPIs) are employed to assess the impact of the business cycle, monetary policy, housing policies, and local market dynamics. However, comparative empirical analysis of different HPI methodologies has not been conducted to measu...
Location effects play a crucial role in the real estate market, encompassing aspects of accessibility and neighborhood quality. While traditional measures exist for accessibility, evaluating neighborhood quality can be a complex task. Understanding t...
The paper contributes to the debate on the holistic sustainability assessment of real estate projects, integrating economic, financial, environmental, and social aspects. A methodological study is presented to support decision-making processes involv...
Using panel data on 99 Italian provinces in the period between 2005 and 2020, the research investigates the effects of fundamental economic factors on the home sales at the provincial level, in order to build a forecasting model using a non-linear ar...
We present empirical evidence on the sensitivity of housing demand in Chile to changes in mortgage interest rates, focusing on units priced between CLF 2000 and 4000 (approximately USD 80,000 to 160,000). This sector, which comprises nearly two-third...
From 31 August 2022 to early 2024, the City of Chicago welcomed nearly 40,000 migrants. Chicago had designated itself as a sanctuary city nearly 40 years ago and has since been a popular destination for migrants, accepting large numbers in other peri...
This study explores the role of egoistic and altruistic values on green real estate purchase intention among young consumers in Canada aged between 20 and 40 years. In addition, this study examines the mediating effects of pro-environmental self-iden...
The accurate estimation of urban property values is a key challenge for appraisers, market participants, financial institutions, and urban planners. In recent years, machine learning (ML) techniques have emerged as promising tools for price forecasti...
This study examines the political and elite motives behind Colombo’s ‘world-class city’ initiative and its impact on public housing in underserved communities. Informed by interviews with high-ranking government officials, including...
This study examines the demographic and macroeconomic factors influencing housing prices in London from Q3 2014 to Q4 2022, focusing on the pre- and post-Brexit referendum periods. Using multiple regression analysis, the research evaluates the impact...
In the context of increasing digitization, integrating ICT technologies, artificial intelligence, and remote working is altering residential mobility patterns and housing preferences. This study examines the housing market’s impact, focusing on...
The rapid urbanization of contemporary cities represents one of the most complex challenges of the 21st century, with profound implications for the environmental, social, and economic sustainability of territories. In this context, urban regeneration...
This paper investigates the dynamics of intra-urban real estate cycles by examining the segmentation of real estate markets and their spatial heterogeneity. Despite extensive literature on real estate cycles, insights into intra-urban cycles remain s...
The real estate sector is steadily moving towards zero-emission buildings, driven by EU policies to achieve near-zero energy (NZEB) buildings by 2050. In Italy, more than 70% of residential buildings fall into the lower energy classes, and this mainl...
In recent decades, the intensification of extreme events, such as floods, earthquakes, and hydrogeological instability, together with the spread of pollutants harmful to health, has highlighted the vulnerability of territories and the need to direct...
With regard to the Italian context, the present research aims to empirically assess whether and to what extent real estate market dynamics (prices and vibrancy levels) are influenced by the life quality in a specific reference area. In particular, th...
Urban transformations require balancing private real estate interests with the provision of public spaces that enhance sustainability and ecosystem services. This study proposes a probabilistic model to assess the feasibility of transforming buildabl...
In the realm of real estate, each property owns a unique set of characteristics that distinguish it from others. While each property has its own distinctive features, the appraisal process prioritises only those qualities that meaningfully affect the...
Real estate plays a pivotal role in the contemporary world, accounting for over half of global wealth and significant employment and GDP shares. This essay examines three key events—the 2007–2008 Global Financial Crisis (GFC), the COVID-1...
This study examines whether and through which channels ESG ratings influence key metrics in the real estate industry. Focusing on Switzerland as a case study and concentrating on commercial real estate investors and their income properties, we utiliz...
Property valuation services using artificial intelligence (AI) have been developed, with more than 20 services available in Japan. However, since their algorithms and training data are not publicly available, the extent of variations in the AI proper...
This study aimed to predict residential apartment prices in Latvia and Brazil using algorithms from machine learning, fuzzy logic, and civil engineering principles, with a focus on overcoming multicollinearity challenges. To explore the market dynami...
This paper utilizes the Herfindahl Index to assess university business major student investment preferences regarding cryptocurrency. This paper seeks to determine which cryptocurrency investment options are most desirable and, more importantly, asce...
Historical buildings deserve preservation not only for their aesthetic features but also as guardians of cultural and spiritual values. This is now acknowledged by several international law norms. Nonetheless, the legal discourse about their preserva...
This study addresses the scarcity of empirical findings on the determinants of discount rates in the Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) method, filling a crucial gap in the existing literature and enhancing the understanding of the valuation process from the...
Public Housing Companies (PHCs) play an important role in the Swedish housing market, with approximately 300 companies managing circa 802,000 dwellings. The public housing sector thereby represents almost 20 percent of the total housing stock in Swed...
Understanding the optimal strategy for a real-estate investment and how performance changes based on characteristics is crucial for optimising the achievable return. This is prominent in touristic areas such as Paphos, Cyprus, where there is no clear...
The Dutch housing market comprises three sectors: social-rented, private-rented, and owner-occupied. The contemporary market is marked by a shortage of supply and a large subsidised social sector. Waiting lists for social housing are growing, whereas...
In recent years, scholars have called for an increase in the usage of green features in the built environment to address climate change issues. Governments across the developed world are implementing legislation to support this increased uptake. Howe...
Hedonic house price studies typically incorporate information about location by including either a set of dummy variables to represent individual locations called “neighborhoods” or by using a set of distance (or travel time) variables to...
Accuracy in property valuations is a fundamental element in the real estate market for making informed decisions and developing effective investment strategies. The complex dynamics of real estate markets, coupled with the high differentiation of pro...
This study investigates why young adults live with their parents in Sweden. As young adults’ living arrangements affect decisions about marriage, education, childbirth, and participation in the workforce, more knowledge for policymakers is cruc...
“Agenda 2030” is a wide-reaching plan established by the United Nations, in which 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with 232 related indicators highlight the most important economic, social, environmental and governance challenges o...
