Buildings are responsible for about a quarter of global energy-related CO2 emissions. Consequently, the decarbonisation housing stock is essential in achieving net-zero carbon Global targets can be achieved through increased efficiency using energy generated by intermittent resources. The paper presents co-design framework simultaneous optimal design and operation residential buildings Model Pr...

a r t i c l e i n f o Keywords: Loss aversion Downward housing price rigidity Monetary policy Threshold error correction model Asymmetric adjustment Previous studies have discovered the defensive characteristics of housing prices, which is also known as downward price rigidity. This paper discusses whether this feature would result in an asymmetric relationship between housing prices and moneta...

Unsold new housing stocks may be closely related to housing market fluctuation, especially the difference between housing supply and demand, which is influenced by macroeconomic conditions. These factors simultaneously influence developers’ investment decisions and, thus, housing supply over time. However, previous research on the housing market has focused on explaining the statistical relatio...

In addition to traditional factors, demographic changes also depend on factors such as marriage and divorce. Yet only a few researchers investigated the impact of divorce on housing costs. The aim of this paper is to estimate the effect of divorce on housing costs in Iran. Doing so, we have applied a fixed Panel Spatial Autocorrelation model using the data from a set of Iranian provinces over t...

P olicy makers in housing sector seeks to use instruments by which they can control volatility of housing price and prevent high disturbances of the bubble and price shocks, or at least, reduce them. In the portfolio and speculation theories, it is emphasized that speculative demand for housing is the main cause of shocks and price volatilities in the sector. The theory of housing price bu...