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The determinants of foreclosures: Evidence from the Spanish case

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This paper aims to identify the determinants of foreclosures in Spain, a country that not only has the highest foreclosure rate in Europe, but in which foreclosures have also become a major social and political issue. Using a unique dataset, we obtained the determinants of both the foreclosure‐to‐population ratio and the probability that a home would end in foreclosure. Evidence that deteriorating loan quality and short‐term liquidity constraints are the main drivers of foreclosures was obtained. Through urban inequality, foreclosures have exacerbated segregation and divergence among neighbourhoods. El objetivo de este artículo es identificar los determinantes de las ejecuciones hipotecarias en España, que es un país que no solo tiene la tasa más alta de ejecuciones hipotecarias en Europa, sino en el que también se ha convertido en un problema social y político importante. Mediante el uso de un conjunto de datos único, se obtuvieron los determinantes tanto del cociente entre ejecución hipotecaria y población como de la probabilidad de que una vivienda terminase en una ejecución hipotecaria. Se obtuvo evidencia de que el deterioro de la calidad de los préstamos y las restricciones de liquidez a corto plazo son los principales impulsores de las ejecuciones hipotecarias. Gracias a la desigualdad urbana, las ejecuciones hipotecarias han exacerbado la segregación y la divergencia entre vecindarios. 本稿は、スペインにおけるフォークロージャーの決定因子を明らかにすることを目的とする。この国では、フォークロージャーの割合がヨーロッパで最も高いだけでなく、これが社会的にも政治的にも大きな問題となっている。我々は、独自のデータセットを用いた検討により、人口に対するフォークロージャーの割合と、住宅が最終的にフォークロージャーとなる確率の決定因子を確認した。悪化するローンの質と短期の流動性がフォークロージャーの主要因であることを示すエビデンスが得られた。フォークロージャーは、都市部における格差を通して、近隣地域(neighbourhoods)間のセグリゲーションとダイバージェンスを悪化させてきている。

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  • Josep Maria Raya, 2018. "The determinants of foreclosures: Evidence from the Spanish case," Papers in Regional Science, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 97(4), pages 957-970, November.
  • Handle: RePEc:bla:presci:v:97:y:2018:i:4:p:957-970
    DOI: 10.1111/pirs.12316
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    1. Jorge E. Galán & Matías Lamas, 2019. "Beyond the LTV ratio: new macroprudential lessons from Spain," Working Papers 1931, Banco de España.
    2. Nicodemo, Catia & Raya, Josep M., 2018. "Does Juan Carlos or Nelson Obtain a Larger Price Cut in the Spanish Housing Market?," IZA Discussion Papers 11811, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    3. Juan-Gabriel Gonzalez-Morales & Marina Checa-Olivas & Rafael Cano-Guervos, 2021. "Impact of Evictions and Tourist Apartments on the Residential Rental Market in Spain," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(13), pages 1-13, July.

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