Spillovers between US real estate and financial assets in time and frequency domains
Journal of Property Investment & Finance
ISSN: 1463-578X
Article publication date: 9 April 2020
Issue publication date: 30 October 2020
Abstract
Purpose
Assessing the strength and time variation of spillovers between returns on residential real estate, real estate investment trusts (REITs), stocks and bonds in the United States. Spillovers reduce the benefits of portfolio diversification, especially in crisis times, when asset returns tend to be more correlated.
Design/methodology/approach
The Diebold–Yilmaz approach in the time domain and the Baruník–Krehlík methodology in the frequency domain are used. The latter allows distinguishing spillovers generating only short-lived volatility from those with a more persistent effect.
Findings
On average, spillovers between housing, stock and bond returns are relatively modest and shocks to stock and bond markets affect housing returns more than the other way round, even though with variations over time. Spillovers in both directions are much stronger between REITs and stocks than between REITs and housing. Shocks originating in the housing market are most persistent, particularly in the aftermath of the subprime crisis.
Practical implications
Housing provides a hedge against volatility in financial (including REITs) markets. However, hedging strategies involving housing need to take into account potential tail events such as the GFC and the investment horizon.
Originality/value
To the best of the knowledge of the authors, this paper is the first to apply the Baruník–Krehlík methodology to real estate price spillovers. Although the Diebold–Yilmaz methodology has been used in several studies on spillovers between residential real estate and financial asset returns, this paper covers a new set of variables and time span.
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Acknowledgements
The authors would like to thank two anonymous referees for useful comments and suggestions. The views expressed in this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) or the governments of its member countries.
Citation
Tiwari, A.K., André, C. and Gupta, R. (2020), "Spillovers between US real estate and financial assets in time and frequency domains", Journal of Property Investment & Finance, Vol. 38 No. 6, pp. 525-537. https://doi.org/10.1108/JPIF-08-2019-0110
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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