Although spatial techniques have been used to capture the spillovers in asset returns across different regions, they have not yet been applied in an asset pricing context. Combining asset pricing models and equilibrium spatial models can be a good way to disentangle spillover effects across...

In this paper we analyze the underlying economic mechanisms that might be driving the observed patterns in commercial real estate prices, as an interplay between buyer and seller characteristics (in terms of their size, capital constraints and market knowledge), and the timing and geographical...

Private real estate markets have experienced signi ficant in inflows of institutional capital over the last couple of decades. In this paper we seek to understand what are the implications of this recent development. Employing a generalized Hamiltonian Monte Carlo Bayesian procedure we find...

In recent years, UK housing policy has sought to restrict investment behaviour and increase the homeownership rate. This paper contributes to the literature by estimating the effect of a 3% additional transaction tax, known as stamp duty land tax (SDLT), on the Buy-to-Let (BTL) market in the UK....