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Transaction Costs in Housing Markets

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  • Jos van Ommeren

    (VU University Amsterdam)

Abstract

According to economic theory, there are no strong reasons to tax (or to subsidise) residential moves, although low levels of taxation may be potentially justified to deal with the presence of externalities and economic stability. This is in contrast to practise in most countries where governments have created strong barriers to moving (transaction taxes, rent control) which induces substantial transaction costs. Likely, the welfare losses due to these government-induced transaction costs are substantial.

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  • Jos van Ommeren, 2008. "Transaction Costs in Housing Markets," Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 08-099/3, Tinbergen Institute.
    • Handle: RePEc:tin:wpaper:20080099
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    1. Broulíková, Hana M. & Huber, Peter & Montag, Josef & Sunega, Petr, 2020. "Homeownership, mobility, and unemployment: Evidence from housing privatization," Journal of Housing Economics, Elsevier, vol. 50(C).
    2. Ian Davidoff & Andrew Leigh, 2013. "How Do Stamp Duties Affect the Housing Market?," The Economic Record, The Economic Society of Australia, vol. 89(286), pages 396-410, September.
    3. Geoffrey M. Ngene & Daniel P. Sohn & M. Kabir Hassan, 2017. "Time-Varying and Spatial Herding Behavior in the US Housing Market: Evidence from Direct Housing Prices," The Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, Springer, vol. 54(4), pages 482-514, May.
    4. Goswami, Gautam & Tan, Sinan & Waisman, Maya, 2014. "Understanding the cross-section of the U.S. housing bubble: The roles of lending, transaction costs, and rent growth," Journal of Financial Stability, Elsevier, vol. 15(C), pages 76-90.

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    Keywords

    Housing market; residential mobility; transaction costs; transaction taxes; rent control;
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    JEL classification:

    • R21 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Household Analysis - - - Housing Demand
    • R23 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Household Analysis - - - Regional Migration; Regional Labor Markets; Population

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