“…In particular, Nyakabawo et al (2018) examined the surprise impact of U.S. monetary policy and macroeconomic variables on the returns and volatility of the local housing market. While macroeconomic surprises did not affect housing returns, monetary policy had a much greater impact on returns across different periods (see also, Wang & Hartzell, 2020;Feng & Wu, 2021;Marfatia et al, 2021;Cohen & Burinskas, 2020;Mansur et al, 2020;Wang & Zong, 2020;Victor & Razali, 2019;etc.). According to Aye and Gupta (2019), even macroeconomic uncertainties can influence buying versus renting in the United States, affecting the performance of REITs.…”