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Time-Varying Impact of Uncertainty Shocks on the US Housing Market

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  • Christina Christou

    (School of Economics and Management, Open University of Cyprus, 2252, Latsia, Cyprus)

  • Rangan Gupta

    (Department of Economics, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa)

  • Wendy Nyakabawo

    (Department of Economics, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa)

Abstract

This paper investigates the impact of uncertainty shocks on the housing market of the United States using the time-varying parameter factor augmented vector autoregression (TVP-FAVAR). We use a comprehensive quarterly time-series dataset on real economic activity, price, and financial variables, besides the housing market variables, covering the period 1975:Q3 to 2014:Q3. Besides housing prices, we also consider variables related to home sales, permits, starts, as well as housing market sentiment. In general, the results of the cumulative response of housing variables to a 1 standard deviation positive uncertainty shock at the one-, four- and eight quarter horizon tends to change over time, both in terms of sign and magnitude, with the uncertainty shock primarily affecting home sales, permits and starts over short-, medium and long-runs, and housing sentiment in the medium-term. Interestingly, the impact on housing prices is statistically insignificant.

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  • Christina Christou & Rangan Gupta & Wendy Nyakabawo, 2018. "Time-Varying Impact of Uncertainty Shocks on the US Housing Market," Working Papers 201870, University of Pretoria, Department of Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:pre:wpaper:201870
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    • C32 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - Time-Series Models; Dynamic Quantile Regressions; Dynamic Treatment Effect Models; Diffusion Processes; State Space Models
    • E32 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Business Fluctuations; Cycles
    • 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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