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Tim Young's avatar

Brookings (https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/A-Comparison-of-Renters-and-Homeowners-in-Recent-Decades-2.pdf) and the Cleveland fed (https://www.clevelandfed.org/publications/economic-commentary/2013/ec-201309-keeping-the-house-or-moving-for-a-job) posted studies on comparison of renters and homeowners. I wonder if your lost paper is one of those

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Kevin Erdmann's avatar

Thanks for the links!

I don't see the particular paper I'm thinking of, but the Fed paper does seem to find a similar pattern. The more equity the homeowners have, the less likely they are to move, even when prices were suppressed, which I think suggests tactical concerns about taking a loss on the house are less important than the flexibility have having low or no payments to worry about or access to capital.

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Benjamin Cole's avatar

OT but in the ballpark:

Maybe Kevin Erdmann should write an op-ed that what L.A. and L.A County (Altadena) should do is completely un-zone the flattened-burned areas, save for designing in some amenities like parks and mass-transit stops.

What L.A. area needs a few forests of high-rise condo complexes....

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David Muccigrosso's avatar

>> I think part of the anti-mortgage case is the fear that buyers will overbuy because they think the home will appreciate in value.

People also overbuy because they expect future earnings increases to eventually make the mortgage more manageable.

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