The Effects of Economic Measures on House Prices in Turkey During the Covid-19


Şengül Güneş G., Güneş S., Oeter D.

29th Annual European Real Estate Society Conference. ERES: Conference. London, United Kingdom, 2023., London, England, 12 July - 15 December 2023, pp.1

  • Publication Type: Conference Paper / Summary Text
  • Doi Number: 10.15396/eres2023_237
  • City: London
  • Country: England
  • Page Numbers: pp.1
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The demand for housing in Turkey has been increasing in recent years to meet the need for shelter as well as an investment good. Especially during Covid-19, housing prices continued to increase in many regions of Turkey, similar to the development in many other countries around the globe. The Turkish government conducted various measures to counter the severe economic consequences of Covid-19, and several of these measures have had direct and indirect impacts on the housing markets, too. This study analyzes the effect of selected economic measures applied during the pandemic on Turkey's housing prices. Due to data availability, this study focuses on the main housing markets in Turkey: Istanbul, Ankara, and Izmir, which account for more than one quarter of the Turkish population. The conducted economic measures and other macroeconomic factors are assessed over the Central Bank Money Supply, Consumer Price Index, Unemployment Rate, and Housing Loan Interest Rate variables to analyze potential effects. Hereby, residential real estate prices are evaluated on a regional level to show the potential diverging impacts of the respective measures on local housing markets. Descriptive statistics and stationarity levels of the variables used in the study are examined with the Dickey-Fuller (ADF) test. In the study, a Vector Auto-Regressive (VAR) model is used to analyze the various variables’ impact on housing markets in Tukey. While already several studies analyzed the impact of economic measures on house prices in different countries, this study uniquely assesses the impact of such measures in Turkey during Covid-19. The study also evaluates the impact of multiple macroeconomic factors on house prices, providing a more comprehensive understanding of the factors that cause fluctuations in house prices in Turkey. The study can guide policy decisions and investment strategies by providing insights into the impact of economic measures and other macroeconomic factors on house prices.

The demand for housing in Turkey has been increasing in recent years to meet the need for shelter as well as an investment good. Especially during Covid-19, housing prices continued to increase in many regions of Turkey, similar to the development in many other countries around the globe. The Turkish government conducted various measures to counter the severe economic consequences of Covid-19, and several of these measures have had direct and indirect impacts on the housing markets, too. This study analyzes the effect of selected economic measures applied during the pandemic on Turkey's housing prices. Due to data availability, this study focuses on the main housing markets in Turkey: Istanbul, Ankara, and Izmir, which account for more than one quarter of the Turkish population. The conducted economic measures and other macroeconomic factors are assessed over the Central Bank Money Supply, Consumer Price Index, Unemployment Rate, and Housing Loan Interest Rate variables to analyze potential effects. Hereby, residential real estate prices are evaluated on a regional level to show the potential diverging impacts of the respective measures on local housing markets. Descriptive statistics and stationarity levels of the variables used in the study are examined with the Dickey-Fuller (ADF) test. In the study, a Vector Auto-Regressive (VAR) model is used to analyze the various variables’ impact on housing markets in Tukey. While already several studies analyzed the impact of economic measures on house prices in different countries, this study uniquely assesses the impact of such measures in Turkey during Covid-19. The study also evaluates the impact of multiple macroeconomic factors on house prices, providing a more comprehensive understanding of the factors that cause fluctuations in house prices in Turkey. The study can guide policy decisions and investment strategies by providing insights into the impact of economic measures and other macroeconomic factors on house prices.