Homeownership rates are very different across European countries. They range from below 50% in Germany to over 80% in … Greece, Spain or Ireland. However the differences lie not only in the overall homeownership rates but also in its structure … significant determinant of the decision to move to homeownership in all analysed countries, while co-habitating households are …

This paper investigates how monetary policy stance and mortgage market structure affect non-fundamental house price …-time monetary-easing shock can significantly trigger house price booms in Euro area countries with liberal mortgage markets. Such … find that, in countries with more regulated mortgage markets, monetary policy stance does not significantly affect non …