... of household groups and locations. Design/methodology/approach This paper presents the homeownership affordability matrix, which considers age-duration effects and various demographic characteristics, along with house prices and household incomes, within a single algorithm. It considers variations...

.... Findings The authors find that affordability depends on a number of demographic factors as well as physical characteristics of properties, including average age of homeowner, family size and average dwelling square footage. The authors also find that vacancy rates, increase in house price and median...

... was used to examine a global capital city. The first stage used social area analysis to examine household characteristics for at the suburb level, followed by stage two which examined the relationship between these demographic valuables and the level of house prices. Findings – While acknowledging...