Modeling regional house prices
December 2007
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We develop a parsimonious panel model for quarterly regional house prices, for which both the cross-section and the time series dimension is large. The model allows for stochastic trends, cointegration, cross-equation correlations and, most importantly, latent-class clustering of regions. Class membership is fully data-driven and based on (i) average growth rates of house prices, (ii) the propagation of shocks to house prices across regions, also known as the ripple effect, and (iii) the relationship of house prices with economic growth and other variables. Applying the model to quarterly data for the Netherlands, we find convincing evidence for the existence of two distinct clusters of regions, with pronounced differences in house price dynamics.
- C53 : Forecasting and Other Model Applications
- C21 : Cross-Sectional Models; Spatial Models; Treatment Effect Models; Quantile Regressions
- C23 : Models with Panel Data
- house prices
- region
- price
- house
- model
- class
- parameter
- cluster
- amsterdam
- series
- growth
- panel
- growth rates
- function
- result
- number
- figure
- cointegration
- increase
- trend
