The Housing and Mortgage Markets: 2008 Karl E. Case March 12, 2008
LAND AND STRUCTURE VALUES: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Billions of Dollars Dates*Residential Assets Replacement- cost of Structure LandLand as % of Total Residential Assets *:As of 4 th Quarter Source: Federal Reserve System Flow of Funds Data and author’s calculations, see text.
Supply of Existing Units D D’ Number of Units Price Added to Inventory Sticky Price Downward stickiness leads to a sharp decline in the number of existing home sales and a rapid rise in inventory of unsold homes. Observed Transactions will not reflect current equilibrium. The Existing Home Market