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The objective of this article is to identify important differences in the way new housing prices react to local and national economic factors. The study finds that regional housing prices react uniformly to certain national economic factors, such as mortgage rates. On the other hand, local factors such as population shifts, employment, and income trends often have a unique impact on housing prices. The study rejects the hypothesis of a single national housing market in favor of one that allows for broad national trends to be superimposed upon unique regional markets.
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Reichert, A.K. The impact of interest rates, income, and employment upon regional housing prices. J Real Estate Finan Econ 3, 373–391 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00178859
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