Housing price variability: national and local impacts

Ting Zhang (), Dan Gerlowski and Deborah Ford

Applied Economics, 2014, vol. 46, issue 28, 3494-3502

Abstract: This article examines the influence of national and local forces on housing prices in 20 local US real estate markets during the recent housing price run-up and decline. We use reduced-form panel data fixed-effects models with robust SEs to determine the impact of national and local effects on housing prices in 20 US cities across time. A national home price index and mortgage rate are used to measure national impacts on the local markets. A mix of socio-economic variables estimates local impacts. We find no results indicating that national trends lack relevance in local markets; however, we find wide support for the additional inclusion of local socio-economic factors in all markets. The findings are consistent with an environment in which national polices and trends influence all markets; however local policymakers and investors can continue to expect geographic differences in market outcomes.

Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2014.929628

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