Article: Availability, Affordability and Volatility: The Case of the Hong Kong Housing Market Author: Charles Ka Yui Leung, Edward Chi Ho Tang Start Page: 383 Abstract: Housing prices in Hong Kong have gained international attention. This study suggests that the housing supply may be insufficient. Consistent with previous studies, we confirm that merely increasing the land supply may not increase the housing supply. We also find preliminary evidence for widening income inequality, which, when combined with unavailability, can lead to unaffordability in the housing market. Given the current housing supply elasticity with respect to price, Hong Kong is not more volatile than major cities in the United States. Thus, by improving housing availability and thereby increasing housing supply elasticity, this could effectively decrease housing price volatility. Keywords Land Policies, Housing Availability, Housing Affordability, Housing Volatility, Granger Causality All articles listed here are available for download in portable document format (PDF). |