The impact of residential property investors on house price escalation in Auckland, New Zealand : research report in fulfillment of the requirements for Doctor of Philosophy in Property, School of Economics and Finance, Massey University, New Zealand

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dc.contributor.advisorSyed, Iqbal
dc.contributor.authorWhite, David Jon
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-24T03:20:39Z
dc.date.available2024-07-24T03:20:39Z
dc.date.issued2024-07-24
dc.description.abstractAffordability and home ownership in Auckland New Zealand has been in decline over the past decade. Since the Global Financial Crisis in 2008, house affordability has decreased at an unprecedented rate, largely attributed to house price escalation with some mitigation from wage growth and interest rate decreases. The decline in the affordability of owner-occupation compared to renting has been particularly pronounced in Auckland and this has led to a decline in home ownership and political interest in the role of investors that could contribute to price escalation. This perceived role of investors has resulted in policy changes aimed at discouraging speculation. This research investigates the pricing decisions of investors in the Auckland housing market and the link to house price escalation and affordability of housing. This research investigates whether this sustained escalation in prices can be explained by bounded rationality in pricing decisions by comparison to a normative model. The methodology adopted is a mix of qualitative and quantitative methods. Qualitative methods are used to gather the stated preference of investors in relation to their investment motivations and pricing decisions was obtained via structured interviews with investors and institutional influencers, with reference to behavioural economic concepts and frameworks. Quantitative methods are used to quantify at the aggregate market level the deviation from normative pricing, and to quantify for explanatory purposes those components of pricing decisions that contribute to overpricing, using the user-cost equilibrium model. It is concluded that investors are inclined to over-price houses compared to what is predicted by a normative model, largely due to an over-estimation of capital gain expectations and an under-estimation of systemic risks. This over-estimation of capital gain expectation is self-reinforcing and leads to sustained over-pricing which influences the market in aggregate and therefore house price escalation.
dc.identifier.urihttps://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/70319
dc.publisherMassey Universityen
dc.rightsThe Authoren
dc.subjectHousingen
dc.subjectCostsen
dc.subjectEconomic aspectsen
dc.subjectReal estate investmenten
dc.subjectHome ownershipen
dc.subjectNew Zealanden
dc.subjectAucklanden
dc.subjectpropertyen
dc.subjectbehavioural economicsen
dc.subject.anzsrc350202 Financeen
dc.titleThe impact of residential property investors on house price escalation in Auckland, New Zealand : research report in fulfillment of the requirements for Doctor of Philosophy in Property, School of Economics and Finance, Massey University, New Zealanden
thesis.degree.disciplineProperty
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy
thesis.description.doctoral-citation-abridgedMr White investigated the impact of property investors on house price escalation in Auckland over the period 2003 to 2018. He used a mix of qualitative and quantitative methods to determine the existence of bounded rationality factors and to quantify the impact of these on aggregate pricing decisions using the user-cost equilibrium model.
thesis.description.doctoral-citation-longHousing affordability in Auckland has been on the decline for the past two decades, resulting in political and public interest in the role of investors in house price escalation. This research investigated the impact of property investors on house price escalation in Auckland over the period 2003 to 2018. The research uses qualitative and quantitative methods to determine the existence of bounded rationality factors and to quantify the impact of these factors on pricing decisions. This is a novel application of behavioural economics that enables the effects of behavioural factors to be compared to the normative user-cost equilibrium model.
thesis.description.name-pronounciationDAY-VID WHITE
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