Measuring and explaining house price developments [electronic resource] / Paul de Vries.

Format:

Book

Thesis/Dissertation

Author/Creator:

De Vries, Paul.

Series:

Sustainable urban areas ; 36.

Sustainable urban areas, 1574-6410 ; 36

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Housing--Prices.

Housing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (227 p.)

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam, The Netherlands : IOS Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This study discusses ways of measuring and explaining the development of house prices. The goal of the research underpinning this dissertation was to develop a methodological framework for studying these developments. This framework relates, first, to correcting for changes in the composition of dwellings and, second, to the fundamentals of the price development. Using the weighted repeat sales method and sale price appraisal ratio (SPAR) method, house price indexes were developed for the Netherlands. Both the Dutch land registry office and Statistics Netherlands publish the SPAR based house p

Contents:

Title page; Contents; Preface; Voorwood; Introduction; Developing a house price index for the Netherlands A practical application of weighted repeat sales; A house price index based on the spar method; House prices and income tax in the Netherlands: an international perspective; References; Equilibrium between interest payments and income in the housing market; Local house price developments and housing supply; Dutch house prices and tax reform; How economic growth affects the price-quality relationship in housing; Conclusions; Samenvatting (Dutch summary); Curriculum vitae

Notes:

Proefschrift--Technische Universiteit Delft, 2010.

"Proefschrift ter verkrijging van de graad van doctor aan Technische Universiteit Delft, op gezag van de Rector Magnificus, prof. ir. K. Ch. A.M. Luyben, voorzitter van de het College voor Promoties, in het openbaar te verdedigen op woensdag 24 november 2010 om 10.00 uur door Paul de Vries"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

6612956283

1-282-95628-0

9786612956287

1-60750-666-1

OCLC:

695984400