This paper studies the evolution of property values and the connections between shadow banking and property markets in China. We use Pooled Mean Group estimation to analyze Chinese house prices in 65 cities from 2007-2016, defining the “fundamentals” of housing prices with the Gordon...

This article is a commentary on the “Future Research Opportunities for Asian Real Estate” written by Graeme Newell, which suggested new areas of research for the Asian real estate markets. In this article, while agreeing with most of his suggestions, I also suggest an expansion to the list...

While aging population is a worldwide issue, it is more profound in Asia. Reverse mortgages are useful instrument to alleviate the continuous and steady consumption needs of retirees. The “puzzle” is why there has been rather modest uptake even in the US, UK, and Korea where it has been...

Financial Technology (Fintech) is evolving quickly within the financial system, giving rise to new forms of lending and opening up a version of shadow banking. This is particularly true in China. While Fintech finance and shadow banks can improve a banking system, they can also become new...

Companies are cross-listed on multiple exchanges in different countries to take advantage of different market features. Due to difference in time zones, it is normally quite impossible to take advantage of instantaneous information spillover from market to market to generate abnormal return....

We build a market equilibrium model of loan securitization as an alternative explanation of the cause of the recent Financial Crisis where there was initially deteriorating loan quality but coupled with aggressive securitization, and later investors “flight to quality” and market...

We develop a theoretical model that studies the effects of construction and sale decisions as a result of real estate developers' heterogeneous beliefs on demand uncertainty. Our model shows that optimistic developers construct more houses when facing higher uncertainty, while pessimistic...

The Chinese government imposed the purchase restriction policy to rein in the housing bubble in 2010. Using a two-stage difference-in-difference approach and a comprehensive dataset covering the real estate markets across 70 cities, we find that the policy triggered substantial decline in the...

This paper models incentives for risk-taking by managers of banks or securitization deals. Of particular interest are risk-retention rules for producers of structured securitization deals, which have been mandated by the Dodd-Frank Act; the model can also be applied to bank managers. We show how...

Purpose– Motivated by the unique characteristics and profit generating nature of real estate investments, this paper aims to study if investors herd differently in corresponding securities versus other non‐real estate securities.Design/methodology/approach– The authors choose the Hong Kong...