Corradin, Stefano; Fillat, José L.; Vergara-Alert, Carles - Federal Reserve Bank of Boston - 2010
We study a model of portfolio choice, in which housing prices are predictable and adjustment costs must be paid when …; and (ii) the time-varying expected growth rate of housing prices. The agent buys (sells) his housing assets only when the … growth rate of housing prices. Finally, we use household level data from the PSID and SIPP surveys to test and support the …