Real estate rental market: a 10-year bibliometric-based review

Abstract

The real estate rental market (RERM) is considered to have an important role in the entire real estate market. It refers to a property composed of land and its buildings, including the natural resources that can be rented or leased. Previous researches show that most developed countries have experienced the historical process of passively renting, actively buying, and actively renting. Moreover, academic interest in the impact of different sectors of the RERM has been reviewed increasingly over the past decade. However, previous studies provide limited insights into a comprehensive review of the RERM. Based on a 10-year database of 790 articles collected from the Web of Science, a comprehensive literature review is presented to discover the knowledge structure of RERM using CiteSpace software. First, this study recognizes the cluster of the articles, and discusses six major clusters in detail. Next, this study has identified four research trends that emerged during the past decade. To reveal the differences between the studies in the United States (US), China and the United Kingdom (UK), this study compares their publication scales and co-word networks. Finally, this study suggests six meaningful future research directions.