... (Atlanta, GA), improve quality of life (Blackpool, UK) and make efficient use of land (Jinan, China). All hypothetical projects are financially feasible under reasonable conditions. Originality/value To the best of the author’s knowledge, this paper is the first in the body of knowledge to discuss how...

... but are yet to fully explain the shifts. Hence, there is a need to further understand these changing patterns in the housing market. It is no question as to how affordability is considered as a major housing issue in the UK and major cities around the world. This is also very much present in previous...

...Michio Naoi; Piyush Tiwari; Yoko Moriizumi; Norifumi Yukutake; Norman Hutchison; Alla Koblyakova; Jyoti Rao Benefits from homeownership cannot be understated in any society. Almost two-third of households in the UK, Australia and Japan live in ownership houses. The percentage homeownership rate...

... economy using quarterly data in the UK from 1974 to 2015. This is important due to the relatively growing interest around the world, including the UK, in encouraging greater private housing investment as a way of boosting economic growth. Design/methodology/approach The paper used the widely accepted...

...Colin Jones; Harry W. Richardson Purpose – This paper aims to examine how the exogenous shock of the global financial crisis has had a differential impact on the housing markets of the USA and UK. Design/methodology/approach – The paper begins by examining the nature and dynamics...