Spain: Financial Sector Assessment Program: Technical Note: Housing Prices, Household Debt, and Financial Stability
IMF Staff Country Reports, June 14, 2006
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Bibliographic details
- Published: June 14, 2006
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451812138.002
Overview
- Publication date: June 14, 2006
- Purpose: Reviews the macroeconomic determinants of the rapid growth in the Spanish housing market, examines vulnerabilities of household finances due to rapid housing price and mortgage debt growth, describes the Spanish mortgage market, assesses financial sector resilience to a possible housing/mortgage market adjustment, presents a market-based indicator of mortgage portfolio quality, and provides recommendations.
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports, Country Report No. 2006/210
- Pages: 27
Major themes reviewed
- Macroeconomic determinants of rapid growth in the Spanish housing market
- Policy elements affecting housing market dynamics
- Vulnerabilities in household finances from housing price growth and mortgage debt expansion
- Structure and features of the Spanish mortgage market
- Resilience of the financial sector to adjustments in housing and mortgage markets
- A market-based indicator showing market views on mortgage-portfolio quality
- Policy recommendations to address identified risks
Key findings and assessments
- The report documents rapid growth in housing prices and mortgage debt and links these developments to macroeconomic determinants and policy elements.
- It identifies vulnerabilities in household finances arising from the rapid growth of housing prices and mortgage debt.
- The resilience of the financial sector to a possible adjustment in housing and mortgage markets is assessed, including stress considerations tied to mortgage-portfolio quality.
Mortgage market and market-based indicator
- The report describes the Spanish mortgage market in detail.
- It presents a market-based indicator intended to show market views on the quality of the mortgage portfolio.
Recommendations (as presented)
- The report provides recommendations aimed at addressing vulnerabilities in household finances and strengthening financial-sector resilience in the face of potential housing and mortgage market adjustments.
Content in this bundle
- 1. Housing Price Misalignment?