The paper examines the main macroeconomic determinants of house price movements in Accra, the capital of Ghana using the VECM. The results show that the main drivers of price movements in the housing market in Accra are GDP growth, unemployment and interest rates, and there is no long-term relationship between these significant variables and house prices in the country. Any short-term disequilibrium is not able to correct itself over the long-term; hence the fundamentals do not explain the price changes in the long run. The study, which is a novelty in Ghana has produced results with policy implications in dealing with housing affordability and promoting residential market in general.

Purpose There are multitudes of sites and buildings offering various services to their occupiers. Studies highlight that companies choose sites and buildings that enable business' growth and competition. The purpose of this paper is to explore occupiers' perspectives on headquarters (HQs) site selection preferences with reference to the public listed firms in South Africa's eight metropolitan municipalities. Design/methodology/approach A literature review was conducted to understand site selection preferences in other countries to inform the current study. Empirical data were collected using a sequential mixed-method approach using interviews and a survey. Semi-structured interviews were conducted first with the executives/management and also personnel who are involved in site selection decisions. Purposive sampling technique was used to select one company per industry to be interviewed. The information gathered from interviews informed the survey that was distributed online using Qualtrics software to all public listed firms located within the eight metropolitan municipalities in South Africa. Thematic analysis was used for analysing the interviews, whereas self-explicated conjoint model was used for the survey. ...