Latin Hypercube Sampling and the Identification of the Foreclosure Contagion Threshold

Journal of Behavioral Finance, May 31, 2011

33 Pages Posted: 28 Aug 2012

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Marshall Gangel

Old Dominion University

Michael Seiler

College of William and Mary - Finance

Andy Collins

Old Dominion University

Date Written: August 26, 2012

Abstract

Over the last several years, the U.S. economy has experienced a significant recession brought on by the collapse of the residential real estate market. During this downturn, the number of real estate foreclosures has risen drastically. Recent studies have empirically demonstrated a reduction in real estate values due to neighboring foreclosures, termed the foreclosure contagion effect. The foreclosure contagion effect impacts healthy neighboring properties that surround the foreclosed property as a function of both time and distance.

We mathematically specify a precise equation that identifies the foreclosure contagion threshold – the boundary that separates surviving markets from those that crash. Then, using a new technique to our field known as Latin Hypercube Sampling, we presents the results of a large scale sensitivity analysis to find that beyond the foreclosure discount and disposition time variables, the percentage of adjustable rate mortgages (ARMs) and the foreclosure distance discount distance weight are the two secondary most contributing causes to a market collapse.

Keywords: emergent behavior, foreclosure contagion threshold, agent-based models, Latin hypercube sampling

Suggested Citation

Gangel, Marshall and Seiler, Michael and Collins, Andrew, Latin Hypercube Sampling and the Identification of the Foreclosure Contagion Threshold (August 26, 2012). Journal of Behavioral Finance, May 31, 2011, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2136621

Marshall Gangel

Old Dominion University ( email )

Norfolk, VA 23529-0222
United States

Michael Seiler (Contact Author)

College of William and Mary - Finance ( email )

VA
United States

HOME PAGE: http://mason.wm.edu/faculty/directory/seiler_m.php

Andrew Collins

Old Dominion University ( email )

Norfolk, VA 23529-0222
United States

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