The Residency Discount for Rents in Germany and the Tenancy Law Reform Act 2001: Evidence from Quantile Regressions
Fitzenberger B, Fuchs B (2017)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2017
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Book Volume: 18
Pages Range: 212-236
Journal Issue: 2
DOI: 10.1111/geer.12093
Abstract
Most countries show a residency discount in rents for sitting tenants. In the wake of strong rent increases and housing shortages, Germany implemented a reform in 2001 to curtail rent increases. Based on linked housing-tenant data for Germany, this paper estimates panel OLS and quantile regressions of rents within tenancies. The results show that rents deflated by the CPI increase strongly from 1984 until the reform in 2001, and there is a reversal in the trend afterwards. Before the reform, there is a significant residence discount which decreases in absolute value with tenure. The reform reduces rents, in particular for expensive apartments and for new leases. There is no residency discount after the reform.
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Fitzenberger, B., & Fuchs, B. (2017). The Residency Discount for Rents in Germany and the Tenancy Law Reform Act 2001: Evidence from Quantile Regressions. German Economic Review, 18(2), 212-236. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/geer.12093
MLA:
Fitzenberger, Bernd, and Benjamin Fuchs. "The Residency Discount for Rents in Germany and the Tenancy Law Reform Act 2001: Evidence from Quantile Regressions." German Economic Review 18.2 (2017): 212-236.
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