We develop a theoretical model of house market disequilibrium. Price and quantity adjustments occur as the consequence of inventory adjustment in the absence of a market maker. This approach reveals a process of dynamic adjustment whereby sellers alter their reservation prices in response to...

A dramatic fall in the annual rent to house price ratio and long real interest rates during a period of relatively static real rents in the UK suggests that the stream of future imputed rents became discounted at successively lower interest rates from 1995 onwards. This paper argues that the...

Purpose – Downward movements in house prices can exacerbate bank crises if mark‐to‐market methods of asset valuation are used by lenders to assess their current balance sheet exposure. There is an imperative to find methods of house price index calculation that reflect equilibrium prices...

A theoretical model is developed of house market disequilibrium. Price and quantity adjustments occur as the consequence of inventory adjustment in the absence of a market-maker. This approach reveals a process of dynamic adjustment whereby sellers alter their reservation prices in response to...

This paper investigates the dynamics of spatial inequality in gross housing wealth in the UK. Our results challenge recent research findings in the UK that suggest inexorable rises in housing wealth inequality. We argue that such findings are illusory, arising in part from the use of final...

This paper examines the impact of demographic change on the housing market. More specifically, a difference-in-differences methodology is used to explore the effect of population decline and population ageing on house prices in Scotland and England/Wales. The analysis suggests that population...

This paper proposes a simple statistical explanation for the phenomenon of extreme bids. During a boom, the housing market regime switches from a single bidder to a multiple bidder environment. The sale price in a multiple bidder auction is the maximum bid and the distribution of maximum bids...

Suggests that the use of inflation-indexed bonds by the U.S. may cast doubt on the interpretation of the yield gap between indexed and conventional bonds as a measure of inflation. Discusses the problem in the context of the United Kingdom, where such bonds have been issued for the past 14 years.

Purpose – The purpose of the analysis is to estimate price elasticities of demand for individual FTSE-100 stocks between 1 August 1994 and 31 July 1995. Design/methodology/approach – This paper measures excess demand in order to measure the slope of the demand curve for individual stocks. An...