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Housing Market in Israel: Is there a Bubble?

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  • Philip Arestis
  • Ana Rosa Gonzalez-Martinez

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House prices in Israel have registered unprecedented growth rates in the last few years. At first glance, these hikes could be explained by the evolution of fundamentals such strong population growth and favourable macroeconomic conditions, i.e. low interest rates. However, further investigation is needed in order to explore whether there is a misalignment between house prices and their fundamentals. Firstly, this paper investigates the role of construction costs in the evolution of house prices. Secondly, this contribution decomposes the “price-to-rent” ratio into fundamentals, frictions and bubble episodes for a better understanding of the recent trends of the market. Key words: House prices, Housing bubble, Cointegration, Israel.JEL: C22, R31. Cene nekretnina u Izraelu su zabeležile neverovatne stope rasta poslednjih nekoliko godina. Na prvi pogled, ovakav rast može biti objašnjen evolucijom fundamenata kao što su snažan rast stanovništva i povoljni makroekonomski uslovi, tj. niska kamatna stopa. Međutim, dalje ispitivanje je neophodno kako bi se utvrdilo da li postoji neslaganje između cena nekretnina i njihovih fundamenata. Prvo, u radu se istražuje uloga troškova izgradnje u evoluciji cena nekretnina. Drugo, ovaj doprinos dekomponuje odnos “cena za rentiranje” na fundamente, frikcije i epizode mehura kako bi se bolje razumeli skorašnji tržišni trendovi. Ključne reči: cene nekretnina, mehur nekretnina, kointegracija, Izrael.

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  • Philip Arestis & Ana Rosa Gonzalez-Martinez, 2017. "Housing Market in Israel: Is there a Bubble?," Panoeconomicus, Savez ekonomista Vojvodine, Novi Sad, Serbia, vol. 64(1), pages 1-16.
    • Handle: RePEc:voj:journl:v:64:y:2017:i:1:p:1-16:id:8
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    Keywords

    House prices; Housing bubble; Cointegration; Israel;
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    JEL classification:

    • C22 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Time-Series Models; Dynamic Quantile Regressions; Dynamic Treatment Effect Models; Diffusion Processes
    • R31 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Real Estate Markets, Spatial Production Analysis, and Firm Location - - - Housing Supply and Markets

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