House price appreciation, liquidity constraints, and second mortgages |
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Authors: | Takashi Yamashita |
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Institution: | aUniversity of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV, USA |
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Abstract: | This paper analyzes how households use second mortgages in response to shocks to housing wealth. Two related questions are examined: Do households use home equity in response to house price appreciation? Are liquidity constraints important for homeowners? A theoretical model shows that liquidity-constrained households respond more strongly to house price changes than unconstrained households. Using PSID, I find noteworthy differences in borrowing patterns of homeowners by the ratio of wealth to income. Low wealth-to-income homeowners exhibit a strong reaction to house price appreciation, whereas high wealth-to-income ones do not. The results indicate the importance of liquidity constraints among homeowners. |
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Keywords: | Housing wealth effect Second mortgage Home equity loan Liquidity constraints |
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