...Fatemeh Kamkar; Jason Anthony De Freitas; Mark Sunderman Purpose This study aims to examine housing market dynamics in Shelby County, Tennessee, during the COVID-19 period (2020–2022) to determine whether house price growth reflected speculative behavior or fundamental economic drivers. Design...

...Leyla Alkan-Gökler Purpose In Ankara, house prices exhibit significant variation across different locations, a trend closely tied to speculative behaviors in the Turkish housing market. Many neighborhoods remain unaffordable, even for households within the highest income quintile. This raises...

... and speculation vehicle. Therefore, a house purchase is made to acquire not merely a necessity but also a financial asset which can generate future returns. Given the problems in the housing market, this paper aims to examine the determinants of house prices in Malaysia, including those such as income, population...