The Demand for Mortgages under Macro Volatility: The Argentine Case

Sebastian Auguste (), Ricardo Bebczuk () and Ramiro Moya

Department of Economics, Working Papers from Departamento de Economía, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata

Abstract: This paper analyzes mortgage loan demand in Argentina using a new survey administered in the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area. It is found that recurring macro volatility and violation of financial property rights have increased demand for real estate as an investment, which in turn raises house prices and makes it more difficult for consumer households to meet minimum income requirements for obtaining a mortgage. Affordability thus seems to offer a better explanation than standard supply side constraints for the small size of the mortgage market in Argentina. Overall, the findings suggest that the shallow mortgage market has not posed a major impediment to home ownership rate in Argentina and that the small (and shrinking) mortgage market has more to do with lack of demand than credit supply constraints.

Keywords: Housing; Mortgage market; Macro volatility; Argentina. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: G21 R21 R31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 43 pages
Date: 2012-04
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Working Paper: The Demand for Mortgages under Macro Volatility: The Argentine Case (2012)
Working Paper: The Demand for Mortgages under Macro Volatility: The Argentine Case (2011)
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