# Real estate collateral

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## Definition

A bank can only obtain imperfect information on the quality (creditworthiness) and behavior (payment behavior) of its borrower. Therefore, from their point of view, it is crucial whether a borrower has sufficient collateral to cover the credit default risk. Real estate is of particular importance here. This is because these are - fairly stable in value, and - their valuation can be made comparatively objectively. An increase in real estate assets thus increases the creditworthiness of a borrower. - This, in turn, leads to more real estate being purchased to improve creditworthiness, and real estate prices rise sharply as a result. Additional amplification may occur if expansionary monetary policy leads to a reduction in interest rates. - See collateral risk, land lending institution, loan liability, limited, developer, Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, real estate bubble, real estate credit constraint, inflation risk, credit channel, vacancy rate, low-interest-rate policy, zero interest rate, real estate investment trust, portfolio reshuffling, stealth policy, twenty-two credit. - Cf. Deutsche Bundesbank Monthly Report of July 2007, p. 20 f. (real estate as loan collateral). Attention: The financial encyclopedia is protected by copyright and may only be used for private purposes without express consent! University Professor Dr. Gerhard Merk, Dipl.rer.pol., Dipl.rer.oec. Professor Dr. Eckehard Krah, Dipl.rer.pol. E-mail address: info@ekrah.com https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Ernst_Merk https://www.jung-stilling-gesellschaft.de/merk/ https://www.gerhardmerk.de/

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