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The dynamic relationship between house prices and output: evidence from US metropolitan areas

    Nicholas Apergis Affiliation
    ; Beatrice D. Simo-Kengne Affiliation
    ; Rangan Gupta Affiliation
    ; Tsangyao Chang Affiliation

Abstract

This paper investigates the long-run and short-term dynamics of 351 US metropolitan statistical area housing prices in relation to personal income. We apply a panel cointegration approach on annual data from 1993 to 2011 and find a long-run relationship between local house prices and per capita personal income. The causal direction is then assessed based on an autoregressive distributed lag specification that also accommodates for error-correction. Results from Granger-causality tests reveal the existence of a bi-directional causality between real house prices and real per capita personal income over both long and short-horizons. Our results continue to be robust, when our bivariate system is extended to include additional MSA-level (employment and population) and national-level variables (real stock price and mortgage interest rate). We conclude that changes in personal income can predict house price movements and vice versa.


First Publish Online: 23 Dec 2015

Keyword : Real house prices, Real personal income per capita, Panel cointegration, Panel causality

How to Cite
Apergis, N., Simo-Kengne, B. D., Gupta, R., & Chang, T. (2015). The dynamic relationship between house prices and output: evidence from US metropolitan areas. International Journal of Strategic Property Management, 19(4), 336-345. https://doi.org/10.3846/1648715X.2015.1072857
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