House Prices and the Decision to Save for Down Payments

Gary V. Engelhardt

doi:10.1006/juec.1994.1033

House Prices and the Decision to Save for Down Payments

Gary V. Engelhardt

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Abstract

This paper examines the responsiveness of renters′ decisions to save for home purchase to house prices. I use membership in a tax-deferred savings program for prospective first-time home buyers in Canada to identify renter households who are saving for a down payment. I find that high house prices substantially reduce the probability of households saving for a down payment: a $4000 increase in house prices decreases the probability of saving for a down payment by one percentage point. In addition, households saving for home purchase have $300 less in accumulated assets for every $1000 higher increment to house prices.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	209-237
Number of pages	29
Journal	Journal of Urban Economics
Volume	36
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1006/juec.1994.1033
State	Published - Jan 1 1994
Externally published	Yes

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Economics and Econometrics
Urban Studies

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