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Forecasting real estate prices in Germany: the role of consumer confidence

Philipp an de Meulen, Martin Micheli and Torsten Schmidt

Journal of Property Research, 2014, vol. 31, issue 3, 244-263

Abstract: The aim of the paper is to analyse the forecasting ability of various potential predictors for real estate prices in Germany over the short term. In the wake of the financial crisis, real estate prices in Germany started to increase markedly and still did so by the end of 2013. Despite a number of fundamental reasons, e.g. favourable lending conditions and Germany's rapid return to economic growth, this provoked a discussion on whether consumers have too gloomy expectations regarding real estate prices in future. To capture the role of expectations for predicting real estate prices, in our forecast evaluation, we put special emphasis on various components of consumer confidence. Using single indicator models, we find that households' perceived financial situations as well as their intended consumption/saving plans serve as valuable real estate price predictors.

Date: 2014
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