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Leverage and Elderly Homeowners’ Decisions to Downsize

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We study the effect of financial leverage, measured using the loan-to-value (LTV) ratios, on elderly homeowners’ decisions to downsize. Using a 1999--2011 sample of elderly homeowners from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, we find that a higher LTV ratio increases the propensity to downsize. Elderly homeowners with higher LTV ratios are more likely to move into properties with fewer rooms, to move from single-family properties into multifamily properties, and to move into less expensive homes. Our point estimates suggest that on average, a 10 per cent increase in the LTV ratio is associated with a 7.7--9.7 per cent increase in the probability to downsize.

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  • Xun Bian, 2016. "Leverage and Elderly Homeowners’ Decisions to Downsize," Housing Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 31(1), pages 20-41, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:chosxx:v:31:y:2016:i:1:p:20-41
    DOI: 10.1080/02673037.2015.1024203
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