We specify several variants of a structural econometric model explaining mortgage interest rates and loan sizes … mortgage lender. They yield estimates of the interest-rate elasticity of the demand for housing. Different occupational status …

are heterogeneous with respect to income and preferences, and mortgage lending is restricted by a down-payment requirement …

price volatility may be a natural consequence of asset shortages (or excess funding) that depress interest rates …

This paper presents new models for aggregate UK data on mortgage possessions (foreclosures) and mortgage arrears … scenarios for forecasts to 2013 reveals the sensitivity of mortgage possessions and arrears to different economic conditions …, highlighting potential risks faced by the UK and its mortgage lenders. A comprehensive review of data on arrears and possessions …

To understand the effects of regulation on mortgage risk, it is instructive to track the history of regulatory changes …-changing regulation impacted mortgage lending and risk. We find evidence that regulation has important effects on mortgage rates and …

in total mortgage issuance. Using a nine-country panel and instrumental variables methods, we present evidence that near …-term (one-year) rational expectations of future movements in ARM rates do affect mortgage choice, particularly in more recent …

We use survey data to study American households’ propensity to default when the value of their mortgage exceeds the … value of their house even if they can afford to pay their mortgage (strategic default). We find that 26% of the existing … the house. Yet, 17% of households would default, even if they can afford to pay their mortgage, when the equity shortfall …

, especially, the financial cost of filing for bankruptcy. We study the effects of the reform on bankruptcy, insolvency, and …. We find that the decline in bankruptcy filings resulted in a rise in the rate and persistence of insolvency as well as an … that insolvency is associated with worse financial outcomes than bankruptcy, as insolvent individuals have less access to …

driving asset prices to ‘overshoot’ equilibrium when an asset bubble bursts - threatening widespread insolvency and what …