This paper investigates how the demand for residential real estate depends on age and other demographic characteristics at the household level. Based on a detailed cross-sectional survey of English households, it finds that housing demand is significantly determined by a household’s human...

This paper analyzes how the dynamics of house prices are affected by the option to rebuild or enlarge existing dwellings. The curvature of option value and zoning limits provide identification of changes in option value over the cycle. For West Berlin homes with high development potential, our...

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This paper aims to investigate how demographics determine the amount and the quality of housing services demanded. It contributes to the current debate in three ways: First, based on a very detailed 2001 cross-section of English households, it finds that human capital is a key driver for...