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Inflation Protection from Homeownership: Long-Run Evidence: 1814-2008

45 Pages Posted: 9 Oct 2012

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Dirk Brounen

Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Financial Management; Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM); Tinbergen Institute

Piet M. A. Eichholtz

University of Maastricht - Limburg Institute of Financial Economics (LIFE)

Stefan Straetmans

Maastricht University ; University of Antwerp - Faculty of Applied Economics

Marcel A.J. Theebe

ING Real Estate Investment

Date Written: October 8, 2012

Abstract

This paper examines the inflation hedging capacity of the private home. We employ unique long-term data for inflation, house price dynamics and rents for Amsterdam dating back to 1814. We analyze inflation protection using various methodological approaches, periods, and investment horizons. Our Amsterdam data show that homeownership offers protection against expected inflation for relatively long investment horizons, especially in periods when inflation is persistent. The hedging capacities of housing regarding unexpected inflation are weak.

Keywords: Inflation hedging, House Prices, Investment Horizons

JEL Classification: E31, E44, G12

Suggested Citation

Brounen, Dirk and Eichholtz, Piet M. A. and Straetmans, Stefan and Theebe, Marcel A.J., Inflation Protection from Homeownership: Long-Run Evidence: 1814-2008 (October 8, 2012). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2158633 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2158633

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Piet M. A. Eichholtz

University of Maastricht - Limburg Institute of Financial Economics (LIFE) ( email )

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Stefan Straetmans

Maastricht University ( email )

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Maastricht, 6200 MD
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University of Antwerp - Faculty of Applied Economics ( email )

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Marcel A.J. Theebe

ING Real Estate Investment ( email )

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2509 LL The Hague
Netherlands

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