Regional Supply and Demand Fundamentals in the German Housing Price Boom

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  • Lars Brausewetter
  • Stephan L. Thomsen
  • Johannes Trunzer

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  • Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung GmbH (ZEW) Mannheim
  • Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit (IZA)
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OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)1-36
Seitenumfang36
FachzeitschriftGerman economic review
Jahrgang25
Ausgabenummer1
Frühes Online-Datum13 Dez. 2023
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 26 Feb. 2024

Abstract

Over the last decade, German housing prices have increased unprecedentedly. Drawing on quality-Adjusted housing price data at the district level, we show that regional fundamentals explain up to two-Thirds of between-region and 77 to 87 percent of within-region variation in price growth. Price increases were driven mainly by co-movements in local demand fundamentals, notably population density and skill level. However, we further reveal systematic variation unrelated to fundamentals: overvaluation of top 7 cities, path dependency, and spatial spillovers. We infer that speculation, investor preference for liquid markets, and bounded rationality contributed substantially to the recent housing price boom in Germany.

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Regional Supply and Demand Fundamentals in the German Housing Price Boom. / Brausewetter, Lars; Thomsen, Stephan L.; Trunzer, Johannes.
in: German economic review, Jahrgang 25, Nr. 1, 26.02.2024, S. 1-36.

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Brausewetter L, Thomsen SL, Trunzer J. Regional Supply and Demand Fundamentals in the German Housing Price Boom. German economic review. 2024 Feb 26;25(1):1-36. Epub 2023 Dez 13. doi: 10.1515/ger-2023-0063
Brausewetter, Lars ; Thomsen, Stephan L. ; Trunzer, Johannes. / Regional Supply and Demand Fundamentals in the German Housing Price Boom. in: German economic review. 2024 ; Jahrgang 25, Nr. 1. S. 1-36.
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