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Superstar Returns? Spatial Heterogeneity in Returns to Housing

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  • Francisco Amaral

    (UZH - Universität Zürich [Zürich] = University of Zurich, Swiss Finance Institute)

  • Martin Dohmen

    (Universität Bonn = University of Bonn)

  • Sebastian Kohl

    (MPIfG - Max-Planck-Institut für Gesellschaftsforschung - Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Freie Universität Berlin = Free University of Berlin, John F. Kennedy Institute)

  • Moritz Schularick

    (ECON - Département d'économie (Sciences Po) - Sciences Po - Sciences Po - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Kiel Institute for the World Economy - Kiel Institute for the World Economy)

Abstract

This paper makes the first comprehensive attempt to study within‐country heterogeneity of housing returns. We introduce a new city‐level data set covering 15 OECD countries over 150 years and show that national housing markets are characterized by systematic spatial variation in housing returns. Total returns in large agglomerations are close to 100 basis points lower per year than in other parts of the same country. Excess returns outside the large cities can be rationalized as compensation for higher risk, especially higher covariance with income growth and lower liquidity. Real estate in diversified large agglomerations is comparatively safe.

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  • Francisco Amaral & Martin Dohmen & Sebastian Kohl & Moritz Schularick, 2025. "Superstar Returns? Spatial Heterogeneity in Returns to Housing," Sciences Po Economics Publications (main) hal-05448313, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:spmain:hal-05448313
    DOI: 10.1111/jofi.13479
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