Flattening the Curve: Pandemic-Induced Revaluation of Urban Real Estate
67 Pages Posted: 14 May 2021
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Flattening the Curve: Pandemic-Induced Revaluation of Urban Real Estate
Flattening the Curve: Pandemic-Induced Revaluation of Urban Real Estate
Date Written: April 2021
Abstract
We show that the COVID-19 pandemic brought house price and rent declines in city centers, and price and rent increases away from the center, thereby flattening the bid-rent curve in most U.S. metropolitan areas. Across MSAs, the flattening of the bid-rent curve is larger when working from home is more prevalent, housing markets are more regulated, and supply is less elastic. Housing markets predict an urban revival with urban rent growth exceeding suburban rent growth for the foreseeable future, as working from home recedes.
JEL Classification: R12, R23, R51
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