Borrowing Constraints and Homeownership

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Arthur Acolin

University of Washington - College of Built Environments

Jesse Bricker

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Paul S. Calem

Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

Susan M. Wachter

University of Pennsylvania - Wharton School, Department of Real Estate ; University of Pennsylvania - Finance Department

Date Written: January 22, 2016

Abstract

This paper discusses findings relative to the impact of borrowing constraints on homeownership in the U.S. in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis. While homeownership declines and tightened credit are evident, the role the tightening of credit has had on the probability of individual households to become homeowners has not been previously identified. The homeownership rate in 2010-2013 is simulated to be 2.3 percentage points lower than if the constraints were set at the 2001 level.

Keywords: borrowing constraints, homeownership, credit supply

JEL Classification: D12, R21, R31

Suggested Citation

Acolin, Arthur and Bricker, Jesse and Calem, Paul S. and Wachter, Susan M., Borrowing Constraints and Homeownership (January 22, 2016). American Economic Review, Vol. 106, No. 5, pp. 625-629, 2016, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2720313 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2720313

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