3. Elasticity of interest rates

The elasticity denotes whether or not the interest rate curve can be moved from a point to another and adjusted to the market requests based on the demand and supply for housing loans. The elasticity of the interest rate has been widely discussed by specialized economists, their opinions on the subject varying. In 1998, economists Robert Bliss and David Smith concluded that "the elasticity of interest rate volatility, the coefficient linking interest rate volatility to interest rate levels, is 1.5.." Furthermore, in regard with the highly elastic interest rates and low elastic interest rates, the two economists stated that "a moderately elastic interest rate process can capture the dependence of volatility on the level of interest rates, while highly elastic models cannot."

4. Reasons that affect interest rate

The size of the interest rates is directly influenced by the demand and supply of credits granted in the real estate field. Indirectly,...

Recently, banking institutions have begun to personalize the loaning process based on individuals' characteristics such as their ability or previous experiences with efficiently using and paying back the loan.
Bibliography

Bliss, R.R. And Smith, D.C., 1998, The Elasticity of interest rate volatility: Chan, Karolyi, Longstaff, and Sanders revisited, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Working Paper 97-13a

Wikipedia, The Free Online Encyclopedia, November 2006, Interest Rate, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interest_rate,last accessed on November 25, 2006

Bliss, R.R. And Smith, D.C., 1998, The Elasticity of interest rate volatility: Chan, Karolyi, Longstaff, and Sanders revisited, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Working Paper 97-13a