Essays about: "mortgage"

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  1. 1. The effect of rising interest rates on Swedish condominium prices.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Author : Emil Bengtsson; Simon Påhlman; [2021-02-10]
    Keywords : Condominium prices; mortgage rate; interest rate; inflation; unemployment; GDP; equity wipe out; confidence; Animal spirit; VECM; Sweden; rising interest rate;

    Abstract : This study examines the effects of rising interest rates on condominium prices in Sweden using the Vector Error Correction Model (VECM). There have been several studies across the globe that have examined the relationship between house prices and interest rates, while the condominium segment has not been greatly covered. READ MORE

  3. 2. Predicting House Prices on the Countryside using Boosted Decision Trees

    University essay from KTH/Matematisk statistik

    Author : War Revend; [2020]
    Keywords : Machine Learning; Predicting House Prices; Shrinkage Methods; Random Forest; Decision Tree; AdaBoost; Gradient Boosting; LightGBM; CatBoost; XGBoost; Maskininlärning; Förutseende av Huspriser; Krympningsmetoder; Random Forest; Beslutsträd; AdaBoost; Gradient Boosting; LightGBM; CatBoost; XGBoost;

    Abstract : This thesis intends to evaluate the feasibility of supervised learning models for predicting house prices on the countryside of South Sweden. It is essential for mortgage lenders to have accurate housing valuation algorithms and the current model offered by Booli is not accurate enough when evaluating residence prices on the countryside. READ MORE

  4. 3. An Empirical Study on the Reversal Interest Rate

    University essay from KTH/Matematisk statistik; KTH/Matematisk statistik

    Author : Pontus Berglund; Daniel Kamangar; [2020]
    Keywords : reversal interest rate; effective lower bound; negative interest rates; monetary policy transmission; interest rate pass-through; bank lending;

    Abstract : Previous research suggests that a policy interest rate cut below the reversal interest rate reverses the intended effect of monetary policy and becomes contractionary for lending. This paper is an empirical investigation into whether the reversal interest rate was breached in the Swedish negative interest rate environment between February 2015 and July 2016. READ MORE

  5. 4. Statistical Methods for Analysis of the Homeowner's Impact on Property Valuation and Its Relation to the Mortgage Portfolio

    University essay from KTH/Matematisk statistik

    Author : Clara Hamell; [2020]
    Keywords : Mortgage portfolio; Defaulted customers; House valuation; Residential Properety Price Index RPPI ; SPAR; Customer data; Statistical methods; Bolåneportfölj; Fallerade kunder; Husvärdering; Husprisindexering; SPAR; Kunddata; Statistiska metoder;

    Abstract : The current method for house valuations in mortgage portfolio models corresponds to applying a residential property price index (RPPI) to the purchasing price (or last known valuation). This thesis introduces an alternative house valuation method, which combines the current one with the bank's customer data. READ MORE

  6. 5. Dynamics of the German housing market

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Tanina Chabani; [2019-10-29]
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    Abstract : This paper examines the development of German housing prices in light of the recent price increase of approximately 27% since 2010. Following an asset price approach, the actual rent-price ratio is compared to a ratio that will be calculated based on fundamental values which, according to theory, explain housing prices. READ MORE