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How to Deal with Real Estate Booms; Lessons From Country Experiences
Rabanal, Pau; Crowe, Christopher W.; Dell'Ariccia, Giovanni - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2011
The financial crisis showed, once again, that neglecting real estate booms can have disastrous consequences. In this paper, we spell out the circumstances under which a more active policy agenda on this front would be justified. Then, we offer tentative insights on the pros and cons as well as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009019603
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Policies for Macrofinancial Stability; Options to Deal with Real Estate Booms
Dell'Ariccia, Giovanni; Rabanal, Pau; Crowe, Christopher W. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2011
DISCLAIMER: This Staff Discussion Note represents the views of the authors and does not necessarily represent IMF views or IMF policy. The views expressed herein should be attributed to the authors and not to the IMF, its Executive Board, or its management. Staff Discussion Notes are published...
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Do Loan-To-Value and Debt-To-Income Limits Work? Evidence From Korea
Igan, Deniz; Kang, Heedon - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2011
With another real estate boom-bust bringing woes to the world economy, a quest for a better policy toolkit to deal with these boom-busts has begun. Macroprudential measures could be in such a toolkit. Yet, we know very little about their impact. This paper takes a step to fill this gap by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009401203
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The Housing Cycle in Emerging Middle Eastern Economies and its Macroeconomic Policy Implications
Beidas-Strom, Samya; Lian, Weicheng; Maseeh, Ashwaq - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009
past two decades. It finds that (i) mortgage markets have experienced rapid development, which has led to lower private per …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008561070
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The Role of Affordable Mortgages in Improving Living Standards and Stimulating Growth; A Survey of Selected Mena Countries
Nothaft, Frank E.; Erbas, S. Nuri - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2002
This paper argues that making affordable home mortgage loans available to a large cross section of the population will … and mortgage markets in selected Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries (Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, and … growth of alleviating housing shortages by improving access to mortgage financing. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825998
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Spain; Vulnerabilities of Private Sector Balance Sheets and Risks to the Financial Sector Technical Notes
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
This technical note assesses the vulnerabilities of household and corporate sector balance sheets and quantifies the potential impacts from macroeconomic shocks using sensitivity and contingent claims analyses. The note analyzes the risks to the Spanish financial stability arising from household...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242733
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Global Housing Cycles
Igan, Deniz; Loungani, Prakash - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2012
Housing cycles and their impact on the financial system and the macroeconomy have become the center of attention following the global financial crisis. This paper documents the characteristics of housing cycles in a large set of countries, and examines the determinants of house price movements....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010790415
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Canada; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2009
This Selected Issues paper on Canada examines economic development and policies. Capital ratios before the crisis have been a key determinant of bank performance during the turmoil; and Canadian banks had ample capital. Specifically, most banks with critically low capital at end-2006 later...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244253
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Spain; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011
Rebalancing in Spain’s private sector is under way, but with more modest progress on reducing stocks. Spain is subject to significant spending pressures, reflecting unfavorable demographic trends and subdued growth prospects, and will require substantial structural reform. Priority...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245500
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Foreclosure Mitigation Efforts in the United States; Approaches and Challenges
Klyuev, Vladimir; Kiff, John - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009
prices falling, lending standards tightening, unemployment rising, and interest rate resets in the pipeline, foreclosures are … projected to go even higher. While most of the time a foreclosure is a suboptimal resolution of a distressed mortgage, a number … of features of the mortgage finance system often prevent loan modifications. This paper reviews the impediments to …
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