\documentclass[10pt,a4paper]{article} % Packages \usepackage{fancyhdr} % For header and footer \usepackage{multicol} % Allows multicols in tables \usepackage{tabularx} % Intelligent column widths \usepackage{tabulary} % Used in header and footer \usepackage{hhline} % Border under tables \usepackage{graphicx} % For images \usepackage{xcolor} % For hex colours %\usepackage[utf8x]{inputenc} % For unicode character support \usepackage[T1]{fontenc} % Without this we get weird character replacements \usepackage{colortbl} % For coloured tables \usepackage{setspace} % For line height \usepackage{lastpage} % Needed for total page number \usepackage{seqsplit} % Splits long words. %\usepackage{opensans} % Can't make this work so far. Shame. Would be lovely. \usepackage[normalem]{ulem} % For underlining links % Most of the following are not required for the majority % of cheat sheets but are needed for some symbol support. \usepackage{amsmath} % Symbols \usepackage{MnSymbol} % Symbols \usepackage{wasysym} % Symbols %\usepackage[english,german,french,spanish,italian]{babel} % Languages % Document Info \author{bangjy0310} \pdfinfo{ /Title (fina2382-real-estate-finance.pdf) /Creator (Cheatography) /Author (bangjy0310) /Subject (FINA2382 - Real Estate Finance Cheat Sheet) } % Lengths and widths \addtolength{\textwidth}{6cm} \addtolength{\textheight}{-1cm} \addtolength{\hoffset}{-3cm} \addtolength{\voffset}{-2cm} \setlength{\tabcolsep}{0.2cm} % Space between columns \setlength{\headsep}{-12pt} % Reduce space between header and content \setlength{\headheight}{85pt} % If less, LaTeX automatically increases it \renewcommand{\footrulewidth}{0pt} % Remove footer line \renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt} % Remove header line \renewcommand{\seqinsert}{\ifmmode\allowbreak\else\-\fi} % Hyphens in seqsplit % This two commands together give roughly % the right line height in the tables \renewcommand{\arraystretch}{1.3} \onehalfspacing % Commands \newcommand{\SetRowColor}[1]{\noalign{\gdef\RowColorName{#1}}\rowcolor{\RowColorName}} % Shortcut for row colour \newcommand{\mymulticolumn}[3]{\multicolumn{#1}{>{\columncolor{\RowColorName}}#2}{#3}} % For coloured multi-cols \newcolumntype{x}[1]{>{\raggedright}p{#1}} % New column types for ragged-right paragraph columns \newcommand{\tn}{\tabularnewline} % Required as custom column type in use % Font and Colours \definecolor{HeadBackground}{HTML}{333333} \definecolor{FootBackground}{HTML}{666666} \definecolor{TextColor}{HTML}{333333} \definecolor{DarkBackground}{HTML}{3939A3} \definecolor{LightBackground}{HTML}{F2F2F9} \renewcommand{\familydefault}{\sfdefault} \color{TextColor} % Header and Footer \pagestyle{fancy} \fancyhead{} % Set header to blank \fancyfoot{} % Set footer to blank \fancyhead[L]{ \noindent \begin{multicols}{3} \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{C} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \vspace{-7pt} {\parbox{\dimexpr\textwidth-2\fboxsep\relax}{\noindent \hspace*{-6pt}\includegraphics[width=5.8cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/images/cheatography_logo.pdf}} } \end{tabulary} \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{11cm}{L} \vspace{-2pt}\large{\bf{\textcolor{DarkBackground}{\textrm{FINA2382 - Real Estate Finance Cheat Sheet}}}} \\ \normalsize{by \textcolor{DarkBackground}{bangjy0310} via \textcolor{DarkBackground}{\uline{cheatography.com/145001/cs/31192/}}} \end{tabulary} \end{multicols}} \fancyfoot[L]{ \footnotesize \noindent \begin{multicols}{3} \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{LL} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cheatographer}} \\ \vspace{-2pt}bangjy0310 \\ \uline{cheatography.com/bangjy0310} \\ \end{tabulary} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{L} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cheat Sheet}} \\ \vspace{-2pt}Not Yet Published.\\ Updated 19th March, 2022.\\ Page {\thepage} of \pageref{LastPage}. \end{tabulary} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{L} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Sponsor}} \\ \SetRowColor{white} \vspace{-5pt} %\includegraphics[width=48px,height=48px]{dave.jpeg} Measure your website readability!\\ www.readability-score.com \end{tabulary} \end{multicols}} \begin{document} \raggedright \raggedcolumns % Set font size to small. Switch to any value % from this page to resize cheat sheet text: % www.emerson.emory.edu/services/latex/latex_169.html \footnotesize % Small font. \begin{multicols*}{3} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{asjhfjfh}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Bubbles and Crashes}}} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\emph{Bubble}} \{\{nl\}\} - asset prices move because they are expected to move \{\{nl\}\} - the price moves away from fundamentals based solely on expectations of further movements} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 4) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\emph{Examples of Bubble}} \{\{nl\}\} - Japanese asset price bubble (1985-1991) \{\{nl\}\} - Dot-com bubble (1999-2000) \{\{nl\}\} - Post-crisis property market in HK} \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 3) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\emph{Why Do Bubbles Arise?}} \{\{nl\}\} - Shortage of store of value \{\{nl\}\} - Agents misbehave} \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\emph{Rational Bubble}} \{\{nl\}\} - Realise price is divorced from fundamentals, but believe that price rises will persist for some time, and that price growth will compensate for the risk \{\{nl\}\} - Irrational bubbles involve unrealistic expectations about asset's future prospects \{\{nl\}\} - If everyone knew that at period (T+j) that the bubble would burst, then no one would pay the bubble price at period (T+j-1); bubble unravels} \tn % Row Count 19 (+ 9) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\emph{Stochastic Rational Bubble}} \{\{nl\}\} - q x b`t+1` = (1+r)b`t` \{\{nl\}\} - b`t` = v`t` - v*} \tn % Row Count 21 (+ 2) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\emph{Affordable Property Price}} \{\{nl\}\} - Calculated based on a fraction of median household and other mortgage assumptions \{\{nl\}\} - b`t` = Actual price`t` - Affordable price`t` \{\{nl\}\} - mortgage rate = r} \tn % Row Count 25 (+ 4) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\emph{Stochastic Rational Bubble Implications}} \{\{nl\}\} - Commodities with close substitutes puts limits \{\{nl\}\} - r =\textless{} the growth rate of the economy} \tn % Row Count 28 (+ 3) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\emph{Effects of Bubbles}} \{\{nl\}\} - distortions in resource allocation \{\{nl\}\} - Financial collapses} \tn % Row Count 30 (+ 2) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{asjhfjfh (cont)}} \tn % Row 9 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Nature of Property and Capital Market}}} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 10 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\emph{Prices of Houses}} \{\{nl\}\} - How many households wish to own the units \{\{nl\}\} - How many units are available for ownership \{\{nl\}\} - Demand to own real estate = Supply} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 4) % Row 11 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\emph{Supply of New Real Estates}} \{\{nl\}\} - Property price \textgreater{} Construction cost + Land (increase in supply, vice versa) \{\{nl\}\} - In the long run, property price = construction cost + land} \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 4) % Row 12 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\emph{Rent affect Price}} \{\{nl\}\} - In the market for real estate use of space, demand comes from the occupiers of space} \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 3) % Row 13 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\emph{Firm's Use of Space}} \{\{nl\}\} - Production technology \{\{nl\}\} - Output levels \{\{nl\}\} - Relative cost of space} \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 3) % Row 14 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\emph{Household's Use of Space}} \{\{nl\}\} - Household income \{\{nl\}\} - Relative cost} \tn % Row Count 17 (+ 2) % Row 15 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\emph{Rent}} \{\{nl\}\} - For tenants, rent is lease agreement \{\{nl\}\} - For owners, rent is the annualised cost associated with the ownership of property} \tn % Row Count 20 (+ 3) % Row 16 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\emph{Rent Determination}} \{\{nl\}\} - Determined in the 'property market' for space use, not in the 'asset market' for ownership} \tn % Row Count 23 (+ 3) % Row 17 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Four-Quadrant Framework}}} \tn % Row Count 24 (+ 1) % Row 18 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\emph{Quadrant 1: Property Market for Rent Determination}} \{\{nl\}\} - D(R, Economy) = S \{\{nl\}\} - If the economy changes, then the entire curve shifts \{\{nl\}\} - Inelastic demand; demand curve is nearly vertical \{\{nl\}\} - Elastic demand; demand curve is more horizontal} \tn % Row Count 30 (+ 6) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{asjhfjfh (cont)}} \tn % Row 19 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\emph{Quadrant 2: Asset Market for Valuation}} \{\{n\}\} - P = R/i \{\{nl\}\} - i = capitalisation rate = R/P = slope of the valuation curve = represents the current yield to hold real estate assets} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 4) % Row 20 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\emph{Components of Capitalisation Rate}} \{\{nl\}\} - Long term interest rate \{\{nl\}\} - Expected growth in rent \{\{nl\}\} - Risks with rental stream \{\{nl\}\} - Tax \{\{nl\}\} - Exogenous} \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 4) % Row 21 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\emph{Quadrant 3: Asset Market for Construction}} \{\{nl\}\} - P = f(C) \{\{nl\}\} - f(C) = replacement cost \{\{nl\}\} - Greater building activity increases the replacement cost \{\{nl\}\} Same cost at any level; vertical curve \{\{nl\}\} - Inelastic supply; horizontal curve} \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 5) % Row 22 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\emph{Quadrant 4: Property Market for Stock Adjustment}} \{\{nl\}\} = change in S = C - delta x S \{\{nl\}\} - S = C/delta} \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 3) % Row 23 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Equilibrium and Disequilibrium}}} \tn % Row Count 17 (+ 1) % Row 24 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\emph{Equilibrium}} \{\{nl\}\} - The property and asset markets are in equilibrium with each other when the starting and finishing levels of stock are the same} \tn % Row Count 20 (+ 3) % Row 25 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\emph{Disequilibrium}} \{\{nl\}\} - If the starting stock is less than the finishing stock, the rents, prices, and construction must decrease to be in equilibrium, vice versa} \tn % Row Count 24 (+ 4) % Row 26 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\emph{Effects of Exogenous Shock}} \{\{nl\}\} - An increase in demand for space; Increases in R, P, C, and S \{\{nl\}\} - A decrease in capitalisation rate; increase in P, C, S and decrease in R \{\{nl\}\} - An increase in construction costs; decrease in C, S and increase in R, P} \tn % Row Count 30 (+ 6) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Real Estate Market Analysis}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Stock Market, Property Market, Inflation}}} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\emph{Major Sectors in Hang Seng Index Market Composition}} \{\{nl\}\} -Financials (22.66\%) \{\{nl\}\} - Info Tech (25.09\%) \{\{nl\}\} - Properties \& Construction (14.21\%) \{\{nl\}\} - Consumer Goods (10.83\%)} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 4) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\emph{Correlation Coefficients}} \{\{nl\}\} - HS Index \& Properties (0.895) \{\{nl\}\} - HS Index \& Finance (0.957) \{\{nl\}\} - HS Index \& Utilities (0.556) \{\{nl\}\} - HS Index \& ComInd (0.932)} \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 4) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\emph{Expected Portfolio Return}} \{\{nl\}\} Rp = wA × RA + wB × RB \{\{nl\}\} E Rp = wA × E RA + wB × E RB ; wA + wB = 1} \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 3) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\emph{Portfolio Variance}} \{\{nl\}\} σp 2 = (wAσA) 2+(wBσB) 2+2ρAB wBσB wAσA \{\{nl\}\}} \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 2) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\emph{Optimal Portfolio}} \{\{nl\}\} - Sharpe ratio, Rp − rf / σp = 5.21\% − 0.6\% / 16.17\% = 0.285} \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 2) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\emph{Consumer Price Index}} \{\{nl\}\} Real Estate investment as a hedge against inflation \{\{nl\}\} - Based on return, property is a good hedge against inflation \{\{nl\}\} - Based on volatility, real estate more volatile than CPI, long-term hedge against inflation, not short-term hedge} \tn % Row Count 22 (+ 6) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\emph{Residential Real Estate}} \{\{nl\}\} - Not public, under I not C} \tn % Row Count 24 (+ 2) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Macroeconomy and Property Market}}} \tn % Row Count 25 (+ 1) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\emph{Stock Market, Property Price and Rental}} \{\{nl\}\} Financial Events \{\{nl\}\} - Anti-speculative measures (1995) \{\{nl\}\} - Handover (1997) \{\{nl\}\} - Asia Financial Crisis (1997-1999) \{\{nl\}\} - Recession (1997-2002) \{\{nl\}\} - SARS (2003) \{\{nl\}\} - Recovery (2004) \{\{nl\}\} - Global Financial Crisis (2008) \{\{nl\}\} Lead-lag Relationship \{\{nl\}\} - Stock \{\{nl\}\} - Property Price \{\{nl\}\} - Rent \{\{nl\}\} Correlation Coefficients \{\{nl\}\} - HSI \& Price (0.47) \{\{nl\}\} - HSI \& Rent (0.38)} \tn % Row Count 35 (+ 10) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Real Estate Market Analysis (cont)}} \tn % Row 10 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\emph{GDP and Property Price Indices}} \{\{nl\}\} Coefficient Correlation \{\{nl\}\} - GDP \& ABC (0.66) \{\{nl\}\} - GDP \& DE (0.63) \{\{nl\}\} - GDP \& All (0.66) \{\{nl\}\} Real GDP = Production} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 4) % Row 11 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\emph{Capital Inflows During the Financial Crisis}} \{\{nl\}\} Causes of Fund Inflows \{\{nl\}\} - Quantitative easing led to abundant liquidity and increased risk appetite \{\{nl\}\} - Weak US dollar and near-zero interest rates fuel carry trade in emerging market \{\{nl\}\} - 100\% Deposit Guarantee by HKBS until end of 2010; safe haven \{\{nl\}\} - Active property market since the beginning of 2009 \{\{nl\}\} Potential Risks \{\{nl\}\} - Inflationary pressures \{\{nl\}\} - Asset-price bubbles} \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 10) % Row 12 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Real Estate Market Activities and Bubbles}}} \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 1) % Row 13 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\emph{Rental Yield}} \{\{nl\}\} Rental yield = Annual rent / Current Price \{\{nl\}\} - the lower the rental yield, the higher the property price} \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 3) % Row 14 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\emph{Mainland Visitors and Private Retail}} \{\{nl\}\} - Increase in Mainland visitors boost retail business} \tn % Row Count 20 (+ 2) % Row 15 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\emph{Vacancy Rate and GDP Growth}} \{\{nl\}\} Correlation Coefficient \{\{nl\}\} - GDP \& A (-0.48) \{\{nl\}\} - GDP \& C (-0.61) \{\{nl\}\} - GDP \& E (-0.47)} \tn % Row Count 23 (+ 3) % Row 16 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\emph{Price Index Trend}} \{\{nl\}\} - Private Domestic Price Index \{\{nl\}\} - Rental Index \{\{nl\}\} - Prices and rents have returned to pre-crisis levels \{\{nl\}\} - Price above rental index because of decreased land supply and increased liquidity} \tn % Row Count 28 (+ 5) % Row 17 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\emph{Property Market Trend HKMA Framework}} \{\{nl\}\} - Real property prices; deflating the nominal property price index by the CPI \{\{nl\}\} - Real new mortgages; total amount of new mortgages, deflating the nominal values by the CPI \{\{nl\}\} - Transaction volume; Sales and purchase agreements \{\{nl\}\} - Income leverage; Ratio of debt payment to HH income \{\{nl\}\} - Buy Rent Gap; Mortgage payment to rent ratio, high when speculative or strong property ownership \{\{nl\}\} - Confirmor transactions; buyer resells to sub-purchaser before the legal completion of the original sale} \tn % Row Count 40 (+ 12) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Real Estate Market Analysis (cont)}} \tn % Row 18 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\emph{Wealth Effect of Real Estate on Consumption}} \{\{nl\}\} - Increase in wealth effect boost consumption \{\{nl\}\} declines in asset prices might have only limited impact on local consumers \{\{nl\}\} - Multiplier effect; wealth effect could lead to decrease in investment, fall in GDP, falling income, shrink in consumption} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 7) % Row 19 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Supply and Demand Conditions}}} \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 1) % Row 20 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\emph{Household Formation}} \{\{nl\}\} - Dynamics of population pool \{\{nl\}\} - Lifestyle and economic situation \{\{nl\}\} - No of new HH \{\{nl\}\} - Ave HH size} \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 3) % Row 21 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\emph{Household Income}} \{\{nl\}\} Importance of ownership \{\{nl\}\} - Homeowners tend to be more economically productive, boost economy and property price, vice versa} \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 4) % Row 22 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\emph{Supply for Shelter}} \{\{nl\}\} - Decrease in supply when the price index and rental index is decreasing} \tn % Row Count 17 (+ 2) % Row 23 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\emph{Vacancy}} \{\{nl\}\} - Vacancy \textasciicircum{}t\textasciicircum{} = Vacancy \textasciicircum{}t-1\textasciicircum{} + Completion \textasciicircum{}t\textasciicircum{} - Take up \textasciicircum{}t\textasciicircum{} - Depreciation} \tn % Row Count 19 (+ 2) % Row 24 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Affordability Issues}}} \tn % Row Count 20 (+ 1) % Row 25 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\emph{Affordability Index}} \{\{nl\}\} - Median HH income / Average monthly mortgage payment \{\{nl\}\} - Bank mortgage lending policy; HH income \textgreater{} 2x or 3x Mortgage payment \{\{nl\}\} - AI \textless{} 2, low affordability \{\{nl\}\} - AI \textless{} 1, unaffordable} \tn % Row Count 25 (+ 5) % Row 26 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\emph{Problems of Affordability Index}} \{\{nl\}\} - HH income may not be the only source of income, like personal savings and investments \{\{nl\}\} - Mortgage payment consists of principle and interest, compare interest with rent \{\{nl\}\} - HH income only reflects local affordability not overseas} \tn % Row Count 31 (+ 6) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Real Estate Market Analysis (cont)}} \tn % Row 27 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\emph{Rise and Fall of Property Price}} \{\{nl\}\} - Too high; affordability issue \{\{nl\}\} - Too low; banks unwilling to lend (deteriorating L/V ratio), high interest rate, increase in default rate to cut loss} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 4) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} % That's all folks \end{multicols*} \end{document}