Estimating the impact of crime risk on housing prices in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Woei, Chyuan Wong, Azhari, Adilah, Abdullah, Nur Adiana Hiau, Chee, Yin Yip
• Format: Article
• Published: Emerald Publishing Limited 2019
• Subjects: HG Finance
• Online Access: http://repo.uum.edu.my/27046/; http://doi.org/10.1108/IJHMA-06-2019-0063
• Institution: Universiti Utara Malaysia

Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of crime risk on housing prices at a national level in Malaysia during the period from 1988 to 2016. Design/methodology/approach A hedonic regression approach was used to estimate the Malaysian households’ valuation for crime risk. Specifica...