Foreclosure Auctions

Niedermayer, Andreas; Shneyerov, Artyom und Xu, Pia (22. September 2015): Foreclosure Auctions. SFB/TR 15 Discussion Paper No. 522

Abstract

We develop a novel theory of real estate foreclosure auctions, which have the special feature that the lender acts as a seller for low and as a buyer for high prices. The theory yields several empirically testable predictions concerning the strategic behavior of the agents, both under symmetric and asymmetric information. Using novel data from Palm Beach County (FL, US), we �nd evidence of both strategic behavior and asymmetric information, with the lender being the informed party. Moreover, the data are consistent with moral hazard in mortgage securitization: banks collect less information about the value of the mortgage collateral.

• Dokumententyp: Paper
• Keywords: Foreclosure Auctions, Asymmetric Information, Bunching, Discontinuous Strategies, Securitization
• Fakultät: Sonderforschungsbereiche > Discussion Paper Series of SFB/TR 15 Governance and the Efficiency of Economic Systems > C6 - Kommunikations- und Transporttechnologien, Industrie- und Regionalstruktur
• Themengebiete: 300 Sozialwissenschaften > 330 Wirtschaft
• JEL Classification: C72, D44, D82, G21
• Sprache: Englisch