What the study found
The study found that rental yield may be used as a reference benchmark pricing for musyarakah mutanaqisah home financing, instead of relying on market interest rates.
Why the authors say this matters
The authors say Islamic financial products need a benchmark pricing that is free from interest-based borrowing and riba, and they conclude that Islamic financial institutions can consider using rental yield for pricing home financing products.
What the researchers tested
The researchers assessed the projection pricing of musyarakah mutanaqisah home financing. They used an Artificial Neural Network (ANN) model to forecast housing market rental yield over 20 years, then used the forecast data in a simulation to project pricing and compare it with bai bithaman ajil and conventional home financing.
What worked and what didn't
Based on the simulation exercise, there was a significant difference in total payment by the customer between the two products being compared. The abstract does not provide the detailed direction of the difference or describe other outcomes.
What to keep in mind
The abstract does not describe limitations beyond the use of forecast-based simulation. It also does not provide detailed numerical results in the summary available here.
Key points
- The study suggests rental yield may be used as a benchmark for musyarakah mutanaqisah home financing.
- An Artificial Neural Network (ANN) was used to forecast housing market rental yield for 20 years.
- The forecast was fed into a simulation to project home financing pricing.
- Projected pricing was compared with bai bithaman ajil and conventional home financing.
- The simulation found a significant difference in total customer payment, but the abstract gives no numerical details.
Disclosure
- Research title:
- Rental yield may serve as a benchmark for home financing pricing
- Authors:
- Nur Harena Redzuan, Salina Kassim
- Publication date:
- 2026-04-19
- OpenAlex record:
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- Image credit:
- Photo by anncapictures on Pixabay · Pixabay License
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