...Moslem Zarghamfard; Mohammadreza Rezaei; Hassan F. Gholipour Purpose The housing policies targeting low-income households have not been effective to address the housing needs of target groups in Iran over the past four decades. According to the World Bank’s data on population living in slums...

...Sonya Karami; Arezoo Hajisharifi; Moslem Zarghamfard; Simin Armaqan Purpose The purpose of this study is to survey the quantitative and qualitative indicators of housing in Tabriz and its comparison with urban areas of the province and the country (Iran) and identify the key indicators...

...Moslem Zarghamfard; Abolfazl Meshkini Purpose Access to adequate housing represents a right entitled to any individual, as has been acknowledged by all states around the world. In Iran, despite the declaration of this right as per the Article 31 of Iran’s Constitution, it is yet to be realized...

... and has continued till today. Hence, different policies and plans have been adopted over time to address the housing problem. Indeed, in the post-revolutionary period, seven major policies and plans have been implemented in Iran’s housing sector: Mass (P.A.K.) Housing, Cooperative Housing, New Towns...

...Moslem Zarghamfard; Abolfazl Meshkini; Ahmad Pourahmad; Beniamino Murgante Purpose Housing policy is a key tool in urban development and has multiple functions that directly affect human welfare. This study aims to review housing policies in Iran from a critical perspective. In fact, the study...

... Licensed re-use rights only This section presents some facts for the banking sector and the housing market in Iran. Iran has a relatively deep banking system with a domestic credit to the private sector (per cent of GDP) of 66 per cent in 2016[ 1 ]. This score is one of the highest amongst...

...Fatemehalsadat Afsahhosseini Tehran is the largest city and the capital of Iran, and it is also the capital of the province Tehran. In the southern foothills of the Alborz Mountains within a longitude of 51 degrees and 2 minutes East to 51 degrees and 36 minutes East, with an approximate length...

... in this study is derived from the Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) in Iran that is conducted by the Statistical Center of Iran (SCI). Housing price model is estimated by administering the questionnaires of this survey in Hamedan Province. To show the applicability of the derived model by GEP...

...Hassan Gholipour Fereidouni; Ebrahim Bazrafshan Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the determinants of returns on housing in Iran by analyzing capital appraisals, rents, and total returns. Design/methodology/approach This study uses data from 28 provinces of Iran over...

...Hassan Gholipour Fereidouni Purpose In recent years, housing prices and rents have recorded impressive growth in Iran. Several observers believe that real estate agents have had a significant effect on this phenomenon. However, some do not agree with this viewpoint and argue that the role of real...

...Ali Afshar; Wa'el Alaghbari; Elias Salleh; Azizah Salim Purpose Kish Island is one of the most attractive tourism destinations in Iran and it is becoming an increasingly popular destination for tourism investment. Many people have recently migrated to the island. Thus, one of the housing policies...

...Iman Naderi; Ahmad Sharbatoghlie; Ahmadreza Vafaeimehr Purpose Lack of a consistent standardized housing pricing system in Iran has led housing valuation to become solely dependent on appraisers' opinions. The purpose of this paper is to investigate some behavioral aspects of real estate decision...

...Esmaeil Hadavandi; Arash Ghanbari; S. Mohsen Mirjani; Salman Abbasian Purpose The purpose of this paper is to estimate long‐run elasticities for housing prices in Tehran's (capital of Iran) 20 different zones relative to several explanatory variables available for use such as land price, total...