Ten New Propositions in UK Housing Macroeconomics: An Overview of the First Years of the Century

Geoffrey Meen
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Geoffrey Meen: Department of Economics, University of Reading, Whiteknights, PO Box 219, Reading, RG6 6AW, UK, g.p.meen@reading.ac.uk

Urban Studies, 2008, vol. 45, issue 13, 2759-2781

Abstract: In the mid 1990s, Meen set out a series of propositions concerning the relationship between housing and the macro economy during the 1980s and early 1990s. This paper provides 10 further propositions for the early years of this century, taking into account recent research and policy concerns. The first five propositions concern housing market risk, whereas the remaining issues deal with the sustainability of homeownership. The empirical evidence presented finds that there is limited evidence for bubbles over the past 10 years and models of house prices are stable. Furthermore, housing possessions are unlikely to fall to the levels observed in the early 1980s. It is also suggested that the private rental market may not expand at the same rate as in the past 10 years, but there are risks to homeowners down the income distribution. Finally, the main beneficiaries of new affordability targets may be existing rather than new households.

Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.1177/0042098008098205

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