| Abstract: | A simple model of the Australian residential property market incorporating two form of tenure, owner occupation and renting, is developed. While the supply of housing services is common to both tenures, the demands of tenants and owner occupiers are independent and separate. The equilibrium values of rental and house prices are determined simultaneously in the two sectors. The model is then used to qualitatively assess the likely effects on rents and house prices of some important elements of the September 1985 tax package. |
