We explore the interaction of monetary and macroprudential policy in a simple agent-based model of the housing market. Our model shows that the impact of monetary policy on housing market dynamics is smaller than the impact of macroprudential regulation. While both maximum loan-to-value ratios...

We simulate a closed rental housing market with search and matching frictions, in which both landlord and tenant agents are imperfectly informed. Homogeneous landlords set rents to maximise revenue, using information on the market to estimate the relationship between posted rent and...

We present and contrast a one-agent versus a two-agent theoretical model for residential real estate brokerage consideration in China's housing market. We then perform a series of simulations using values present in the Chinese marketplace to identify which system should prevail in terms of...

The share of the private rental housing market in Central and Eastern European countries is low. With a survey data from Poland, I show that strong tenure preferences of households toward owning can be attributed to both economic and psychological factors. Building on these findings, I develop a...

Real estate markets are subject to dynamic, ever-changing influences from location, amenities and neighborhoods; regulation, zoning and population changes; but also - macroeconomic variables, such as interest rates, inflation and economic cycles. The decision to buy or rent a durable,...