Analysing the boom-bust cycle in Spain’s housing market

Jigsaw puzzle of a house

A new working paper published by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) examines the causes and dynamics of cycles in the Spanish and European Monetary Union (EMU) housing markets. The Drivers of Housing Cycles in Spain argues that the Spanish and EMU housing boom was predicated on a rise in residential investment and economic growth.

The combination of plummeting interest rates and demographic changes were central to the housing downturn, and the authors construct a model to explain the boom

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