Data on Nigeria's property sector tends to be inadequate and inaccessible. While the
government produces statistics for its own activities, such as GDP and inflation rates, other …

Purpose Challenges of property data in developing markets have been reported by several
authors. However, a deep understanding of the actual nature of this phenomenon in …

Purpose Adequate reliable property market data are critical to the production of professional
and ethical valuations as well as better real estate transaction decision-making. However …

Housing research depends on data availability. If robust, consistent, and comparable data
are not available, housing studies can be limited in many aspects. In countries like the …

The Ghanaian real estate market, though thriving, grapples with insufficient market data. The
lack of data renders the market nontransparent and increases transaction costs. Considering …

Purpose The credibility of valuation is enhanced by the use of quality and reliable property
market data. Nonetheless, the availability of quality and reliable market data remains a …

This research seeks to provide an understanding of how the nature of the property market
affects the valuation practice and how valuers manage such conditions during the valuation …

One of the new trends in the building construction industry is designing for environmental-
friendly buildings, aka Green Buildings. Planners and designers are therefore trying to …

This paper addresses the issue of data quality in the real estate market. In many countries,
the returns indices for direct markets are provided by several sources differing in terms of the …

The chapter 1 discusses issues concerning the quality of property data from different
sources and resulting implications for market participants. It is divided into two sections. In …