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The Effects of REITs on Housing Markets in U.S

Kim Seokchin 1 JoongGi Kim 2 Jongsik Hwang 2

1경북대학교
2경북대학교 경영학부

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ABSTRACT

There are two paths which real estate investment trusts (hereafter REITs) affect housing markets. First, REITs enhance market liquidity through the securitization. Therefore, REITs help real estate to be priced in equilibrium. Second, REITs could be a speculative demand in housing markets since REITs should compensate higher benefits to investors through dividends. This study estimates bubbles in U.S. housing and REITs prices for the 1987-2008 periods with FMOLS method. We detect bubbles in both housing and REITs prices since 2004. Furthermore, both bubbles have a positive relationship. Bubbles in REITs prices granger­cause bubbles in housing markets. This result implies overheated REITs themselves become a speculative demand because of high dividend burden and contribute to bubbles in housing markets.

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