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House Prices Respond Promptly to Monetary Policy Surprises

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  • Denis Gorea
  • Augustus Kmetz
  • Oleksiy Kryvtsov
  • Marianna Kudlyak
  • Mitchell Ochse

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New evidence based on listings of homes for sale from 2000 to 2019 suggests house prices adjust to monetary policy changes over weeks rather than years, faster than previously thought. Housing list prices fall within two weeks after the Federal Reserve announces an unexpected policy tightening, similar to responses of other financial assets. House prices respond more strongly to unexpected changes in long-term interest rates than to surprises in the short-term federal funds rate. Changes in mortgage rates following Fed announcements are key to explaining this rapid house price reaction.

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  • Denis Gorea & Augustus Kmetz & Oleksiy Kryvtsov & Marianna Kudlyak & Mitchell Ochse, 2023. "House Prices Respond Promptly to Monetary Policy Surprises," FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, vol. 2023(09), pages 1-5, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:fip:fedfel:95884
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    1. Denis Gorea & Oleksiy Kryvtsov & Marianna Kudlyak, 2022. "House Price Responses to Monetary Policy Surprises: Evidence from the U.S. Listings Data," Working Paper Series 2022-16, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.
    2. Swanson, Eric T., 2021. "Measuring the effects of federal reserve forward guidance and asset purchases on financial markets," Journal of Monetary Economics, Elsevier, vol. 118(C), pages 32-53.
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    1. Augustus Kmetz & Schuyler Louie & John Mondragon, 2023. "Where Is Shelter Inflation Headed?," FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, vol. 2023(19), pages 1-6, August.

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