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paper we study the effect of this developmenton the demand for second mortgages and on the savings of Dutch households. We … investigatethe effect of house prices on (i) the number and size of second mortgages, (ii) the savingsof owner-occupiers and (iii … for second mortgages.Savings of homeowners decrease when house prices accelerate. We find no evidence that inc …
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Economic theory predicts that the consumption path of unconstrained homeowners responds to the interest rate, while the consumption path of credit constrained homeowners is determined by the size and timing of payments (mortgage maturity). We exploit the rapid expansion of mortgage markets...
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paper we study the effect of this developmenton the demand for second mortgages and on the savings of Dutch households. We … investigatethe effect of house prices on (i) the number and size of second mortgages, (ii) the savingsof owner-occupiers and (iii … for second mortgages.Savings of homeowners decrease when house prices accelerate. We find no evidence that inc …
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Borrowers' housing equity is an important component of their wealth and a critical determinant of their vulnerability to shocks. In this paper, we create a unique data set that allows us to provide a comprehensive look at the ratio of housing debt to housing values - what we refer to as...
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with search in the housing market and defaultable long-term mortgages. In equilibrium, both sellers' asking prices and time …-to-sell increase with the relative size of their outstanding mortgages. In turn, the liquidity of the housing market associated with …
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