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Housing regimes and macroeconomy in South Africa: a tripartite analysis

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  • Adefemi A. Obalade
  • Lusanda Mbatha
  • Nkululeko Radebe
  • Nosipho Dlamini
  • Nqobile Dludla
  • Paul-Francois Muzindutsi

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The basic human needs recognised by the United Nations (UN) include housing. We examined housing regimes and the impact of macroeconomic variables, namely, inflation, interest rates, gross domestic product, exchange rate, money supply, rent, and unemployment rate on different segments of the housing market. The study used Markov-switching regression models to examine the effect of selected macroeconomic variables on the three segments of housing, namely small, medium, and large houses, based on quarterly time series from the first quarter of 1995 to the fourth quarter of 2020. The results show that the effect of macroeconomic variables depends on the housing segments, whether small, medium or large. In addition, the small and medium housing indices stay longer in the bear regime, while the large housing index stays longer in the bull regime. The study concludes that the impact of the key macroeconomic variables on housing price indices changes with regimes. Domestic and international stakeholders must consider changing regimes and the regime-specific effect of macroeconomic factors on investment in the housing market.

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  • Adefemi A. Obalade & Lusanda Mbatha & Nkululeko Radebe & Nosipho Dlamini & Nqobile Dludla & Paul-Francois Muzindutsi, 2023. "Housing regimes and macroeconomy in South Africa: a tripartite analysis," International Journal of Monetary Economics and Finance, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 16(3/4), pages 179-187.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijmefi:v:16:y:2023:i:3/4:p:179-187
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