We decompose aggregate consumption by modelling both savers and their links to collateral constrained borrowers through … proportion to the riskiness of assets, the demand for loans, the asset price and the quantity of housing collateral. We show that … even though house price do not represent wealth, aggregate consumption is not independent of movements in house prices. We …

estate collateral. This is most pronounced for opaque (for example, very young) firms. Through an extension to our model and … our choice of specification, we show that our findings are most consistent with a collateral-value-based credit supply …

decisively on prevailing loan-to-value (LTV) ratios in mortgage markets with borrowing constrained households. Utilizing a smooth … housing sector in times of high LTV ratios, which, through changes in mortgage lending and mortgage equity withdrawals (MEWs …

decisively on prevailing loan-to-value (LTV) ratios in mortgage markets with borrowing constrained households. Utilizing a smooth … housing sector in times of high LTV ratios, which, through changes in mortgage lending and mortgage equity withdrawals (MEWs …