This paper investigates the macroeconomic drivers of house
prices in Malaysia using VECM, over a fifteen year period.
The key macroeconomic factors investigated were real
GDP, bank lending rate, Consumer Sentiment, Business
Condition, Money Supply, number of loans approved, Stock
market (KLSE) and Inflation. The macroeconomic factors
found to be significantly related to the Malaysian housing
prices were inflation, Stock Market (KLSE), Money Supply
(M3) and number of residential loans approved. The results
hint at the potential of a housing price bubble as GDP
wasn’t identified as a driver of house prices.