The Unassuming Economist

On cross-country:

• Prime Global Cities Index – Knight Frank

On the US:

• Stabilizing the System of Mortgage Finance in the United States – IMF
• Robert Shiller on The Transformation of the ‘American Dream’ – New York Times
• Was there a Housing Price Bubble? Revisited – Marginal Revolution
• Appraising Home Purchase Appraisals – Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
• Finding Common Ground for Land-Use Regulation Reform – Cato Institute
• Significant Improvements in Energy Efficiency Characteristics of the US Housing Stock – Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies
• Housing Sentiment Dips as High Home Prices Weigh on Buyers and Economic Conditions Weigh on Sellers – Fannie Mae

On other countries:

• [Australia] Mapping the market shows a substantial decline in affordable housing supply in Sydney and Melbourne over the past five years – CoreLogic
• [Canada] New mortgages continue to rise in Canada – CMHC
• [United Kingdom] Housing is a growing political problem for the Conservatives – The Economist
• [United Kingdom] How to solve Britain’s housing crisis – The Economist