Cross-border shopping accessibility and housing rents: A case study of HK residents flocking north to Shenzhen

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Zexiao Guo, Yufei Wu, Yuankai Wang, Waishan Qiu

Published: 01 Sept 2025, Last Modified: 19 Oct 2025Journal of Urban ManagementEveryoneRevisionsCC BY-SA 4.0
Abstract: Highlights•Difference-in-differences found the marginal implicit price of vicinity to Shenzhen.•Cross-border commercial accessibility positively affected the rental prices.•Houses within 34 ​km of border crossings saw ∼3.51 HK$/ft2 extra rent increase.•Cross-border accessibility outperformed many structural/neighborhood attributes.