asymptotically normal. Applying my estimator to the subprime mortgage crisis, I quantify what caused the foreclosure rate to triple … standards, with a 10% decline in home prices increasing subprime mortgage default rates by 50% …

government backing of the mortgage market. Nonetheless, the dominance of the crown corporation CMHC in the mortgage insurance … market concentrates a significant amount of risk in public finances. Improving competitive conditions in the mortgage …

This paper investigates the housing and mortgage markets by means of an agent-based macroeconomic model of a credit … households’ creditworthiness conditions required by banks in order to grant a mortgage. Results show that easier access to credit …

financial crisis - the mortgage credit cycle and the home price cycle. In the viewpoint of mortgage lending, the main demand … (UCC) for owning between 2002-2006. UCC was, in turn, influenced by three key factors - the record low mortgage interest … as a significant shift factor in the demand side. In the supply-side, the main drivers for the boom-bust of mortgage …