Iacoviello, Matteo and Ortalo-Magné, François (2002) Hedging housing risk in London. Discussion paper (415). Financial Markets Group, The London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK. (Submitted)
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Abstract
This paper investigates the benefits of allowing households to compensate the portfolio distortion due to their housing consumption through investments in housing price derivatives. Focusing on the London market, we show that a major loss from over-investment in housing is that households are forced to hold a very risky portfolio. However, the strong performance of the London housing market means that little is lost in terms of expected returns. Even households with limited wealth are better off owning their home rather than renting and investing in financial assets, as long as they are willing to face the financial risk involved. In this context, access to housing price derivatives would benefit most poor homeowners looking to limit their risk exposure. It would also benefit wealthier investors looking for the high returns provided by housing investments without the costs of direct ownership of properties. Comparisons with French, Swedish and US data provide a broader perspective on our findings.
| Item Type: | Monograph (Discussion Paper) |
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| Official URL: | https://www.fmg.ac.uk/ |
| Additional Information: | © 2002 The Authors |
| Divisions: | Financial Markets Group |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HG Finance H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory |
| JEL classification: | G - Financial Economics > G1 - General Financial Markets > G11 - Portfolio Choice; Investment Decisions G - Financial Economics > G1 - General Financial Markets > G10 - General |
| Date Deposited: | 20 Aug 2009 10:43 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Sep 2023 22:52 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/24934 |
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