Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/180104 
Year of Publication: 
2017
Citation: 
[Journal:] Baltic Journal of Economics [ISSN:] 2334-4385 [Volume:] 17 [Issue:] 2 [Publisher:] Taylor & Francis [Place:] London [Year:] 2017 [Pages:] 136-151
Publisher: 
Taylor & Francis, London
Abstract: 
We analyse the determinants of prices of flats that are bought on the primary (new construction) and secondary markets (existing stock) in the 17 largest cities in Poland during the 2002–2015 period. We find that prices are driven by economic fundamentals, such as income growth and drop in the unemployment or real interest rate. Interestingly, prices in the secondary market react strongly to those fundamentals than to prices in the primary market. Especially, the reaction to the real interest rate is more than twice as high. The most likely buyers on the secondary market are first-time buyers with little own capital, and need a large mortgage. On the other hand, those who buy housing in the primary market quite often sell their old flat, so they only need to acquire the difference. Our finding indicates that the primary and secondary markets need to be analysed separately.
Subjects: 
Housing market
house prices
existing stock and new construction
JEL: 
E21
R21
R31
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Document Type: 
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