英文摘要 |
This paper establishes an intertemporal housing demand model considering the price uncertainty, bequest motives, and resale of housing. The owner-occupied housing demand is determined by (1) the disposable non-capital income, (2) the unit cost of owning a house, (3) the expected resale price, (4) the weight of bequest function in the utility function. The effect of expected future housing price growth on housing demand depends on whether the individual's non-capital income can afford the following expected expenditures: 1) a certain proportion of the expected offspring's future purchase price of housing, and 2) a certain proportion of expected unit cost of owning a house. If the future housing price is expected to rise, the owner-occupied housing demand of an individual with a high non-capital income and a low bequest motive would be increased. On the other hand, the owner-occupied housing demand 'of an individual with a low non-capital income and a high bequest motive would be decreased. |