Who Withdraws Housing Equity and Why?

被引:32
作者
Benito, Andrew [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Bank England, London, England
[2] Int Monetary Fund, Washington, DC 20431 USA
关键词
FINANCIAL LIBERALIZATION; MONETARY-POLICY; CONSUMPTION; MARKETS; WEALTH; PRICES; UK;
D O I
10.1111/j.1468-0335.2008.00693.x
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
The decision to extract home equity is examined using household-level data for the UK over 1993-2003. At its peak during the period, around 1-in-10 homeowners withdraw equity per year. Little is known about this financial decision. I find that the equity withdrawal decision conforms to predictions from the standard life-cycle framework and models that predict its use as a financial buffer. The paper also estimates responses to the large house price appreciation and significant reductions in mortgage rates seen during the period.
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