01664cas a2200265 a 4500 AALejournalIMF001692 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451855111 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Hilbers, Paul. Real Estate Market Developments and Financal Sector Soundness / Paul Hilbers, Lisbeth Zacho, Qin Lei. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2001. 1 online resource (34 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This paper analyses the characteristics and functioning of real estate markets. It focuses on the relationship between developments in these markets and the financial sector to determine under what circumstances real estate booms and busts can develop and how they can affect the health and stability of the financial system. It concludes that unbalanced real estate price developments often contribute to financial sector distress and that trends in real estate markets should be monitored closely in the context of financial sector assessments. Mode of access: Internet Lei, Qin. Zacho, Lisbeth. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2001/129 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2001/129/001.2001.issue-129-en.xml IMF e-Library