American Economic Review
ISSN 0002-8282 (Print) | ISSN 1944-7981 (Online)
Heterogeneity in Neighborhood-Level Price Growth in the United States, 1993-2009
American Economic Review
vol. 102,
no. 3, May 2012
(pp. 134–40)
Abstract
Examination of detailed geographical information on U.S. housing transactions from 1993 to 2009 find much heterogeneity at the neighborhood level in when the recent boom began, how big the initial jumps in price growth were, how long the booms lasted, and what types of neighborhoods boomed first. There is less neighborhood-level heterogeneity in when the bust began and in aggregate price appreciation during the boom. This heterogeneity suggests that there was no one dominant cause of the boom. We also comment on how very local data may help understand the role of contagion, among other housing market phenomena.Citation
Ferreira, Fernando, and Joseph Gyourko. 2012. "Heterogeneity in Neighborhood-Level Price Growth in the United States, 1993-2009." American Economic Review, 102 (3): 134–40. DOI: 10.1257/aer.102.3.134JEL Classification
- R11 Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes
- R23 Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Economics: Regional Migration; Regional Labor Markets; Population; Neighborhood Characteristics
- R31 Housing Supply and Markets