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Discounting in Mortgage Markets

Authors: Allen, Jason; Clark, Robert; Houde, Jean-François;

Discounting in Mortgage Markets

Abstract

Les auteurs étudient les rabais consentis sur les taux hypothécaires affichés. Au terme d'un examen détaillé des transactions hypothécaires conclues au Canada, ils constatent une hausse du rabais moyen au fil du temps ainsi qu'une forte dispersion des rabais accordés. Cette dispersion sur les marchés du crédit est généralement attribuée à la différenciation des prix que les prêteurs pratiqueraient en fonction du risque. L'approche adoptée ici est novatrice en ce que les contrats hypothécaires bénéficient d'une assurance garantie par l'État, de sorte que le risque ne peut être le principal déterminant de la dispersion. Les auteurs concluent que les taux hypothécaires dépendent des caractéristiques des ménages et des prêts ainsi que des particularités du marché local. Une bonne partie de l'hétérogénéité des taux s'explique également par des caractéristiques non observées, peut-être liées aux coûts de recherche.

This paper studies discounting in mortgage markets. Using transaction-level data on Canadian mortgages, we document that over time there's been an increase in the average discount, along with substantial dispersion. The standard explanation for dispersion in credit markets is that lenders engage in risk-based pricing. Our setting is unique since contracts are guaranteed by government-backed insurance, meaning risk cannot be the main driver of dispersion. We find that mortgage rates depend on individual, contractual, and shopping market characteristics. There is also an important amount of unobserved heterogeneity in rates, which could be attributed to search costs.

Keywords

Kanada, ddc:330, Diskontpolitik, L0, Financial services, G21, Hypothek, Financial institutions, D4, Informationskosten, Finanzmarkt

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