The higher the leverage ratio a country's household has, the higher increase of house prices; and when bubble bursts, the sharper the price decline.
I am very surprised to find out Denmark (the country I am currently living in) has the highest household leverage ratio. Faint!
The stage of irrational exuberance:
Days of Reckoning:
Read the full research at SF Fed.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Household leverage and house prices
2010-01-21T15:48:00-05:00
Paul Deng
asset bubble|housing bubble|
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