Studies on the impact of house prices in the banking sector have gained a greater importance after the 2008 financial crisis. It was the interference of housing market imperfection with that of the financial market that caused the latest crisis. The housing market is an important sector for the Albanian banks. Housing market financing dominates retail loans, houses represent a high share of the pledged collateral. This study aims to evaluate the role that the housing market plays for the banking sector in Albania. The empirical work through the application of OLS and GMM methodology on individual banks data, aims to answer the question of the role of housing market in banks risk taking profile and in the bank lending channel of the transmission mechanism. The results of the empirical analyses confirm the importance of housing market in the lending supply and in the risk profile of banks. They also confirm the existence of the credit channel for banks with high liquidity and high exposure toward the real estate collateral. However, this conclusion varies referring to different segments of the lending activity of the banks. The negative relationship between bank stability and lending supply with the banks’ exposure in real estate market reflects the high informality of the housing market and apparent shortfalls such as governmental interference, institutional shortcomings and flawed enforcement of property rights
Gli studi sull'impatto dei prezzi delle case nel settore bancario hanno guadagnato più importanza dopo la crisi finanziaria del 2008. Era l'interferenza di imperfezione del mercato immobiliare con quella del mercato finanziario che ha causato l'ultima crisi. Il mercato immobiliare è un settore importante per le banche albanesi. Il finanziamento del mercato immobiliare domina i mutui individuali, e al tempo stesso le case rappresentano una quota elevata di garanzie prestate. Questo studio si propone di valutare il ruolo che il mercato immobiliare svolge per il settore bancario in Albania. Il lavoro empirico attraverso l'applicazione della metodologia OLS e GMM su singole banche dati, si propone di rispondere alla domanda del ruolo del mercato immobiliare nelle profilo delle banche nel assunzione di rischio e nel canale del credito bancario di meccanismo di trasmissione. I risultati delle analisi empiriche confermano l'importanza del mercato immobiliare nell erogazione del prestito e nel profilo di rischio delle banche. Essi confermano inoltre l'esistenza del canale di credito per le banche con elevata liquidità e forte esposizione verso le garanzie immobiliari. Tuttavia, questa conclusione varia con riferimento ai diversi segmenti della attività di prestito delle banche. La relazione negativa tra stabilità delle banche e l'offerta di prestito, con l'esposizione delle banche nel mercato immobiliare riflette l'alta informalità del mercato immobiliare e l’evidenza dei handicap, come l’interferenza governativa, le carenze istituzionali e l'applicazione errata dei diritti di proprietà
The impact of the housing market on the Albanian banking sector
REBI, ERJONA
2017
Abstract
Studies on the impact of house prices in the banking sector have gained a greater importance after the 2008 financial crisis. It was the interference of housing market imperfection with that of the financial market that caused the latest crisis. The housing market is an important sector for the Albanian banks. Housing market financing dominates retail loans, houses represent a high share of the pledged collateral. This study aims to evaluate the role that the housing market plays for the banking sector in Albania. The empirical work through the application of OLS and GMM methodology on individual banks data, aims to answer the question of the role of housing market in banks risk taking profile and in the bank lending channel of the transmission mechanism. The results of the empirical analyses confirm the importance of housing market in the lending supply and in the risk profile of banks. They also confirm the existence of the credit channel for banks with high liquidity and high exposure toward the real estate collateral. However, this conclusion varies referring to different segments of the lending activity of the banks. The negative relationship between bank stability and lending supply with the banks’ exposure in real estate market reflects the high informality of the housing market and apparent shortfalls such as governmental interference, institutional shortcomings and flawed enforcement of property rightsFile | Dimensione | Formato | |
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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14242/195775
URN:NBN:IT:UNIROMA2-195775