The Unassuming Economist

On cross-country:

• Q3 2017: Continued strong house price rises in Europe, Canada and parts of Asia, but globally housing markets are slowing sharply – Global Property Guide
• High house prices pose persistent risks in countries with housing markets slow to react to homeownership costs – Moody’s
• Real and financial cycles in EU countries: Stylised facts and modelling implications – European Central Bank
• Housing finance – International Growth Centre
• What if Real Estate Investors Are Looking at the Housing Market All Wrong? – Bloomberg

On the US:

• Pent-Up Demand and Continuing Price Increases: The Outlook for Housing in 2018 – Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas
• The Effects of Rent Control Expansion on Tenants, Landlords, and Inequality: Evidence from San Francisco – NBER
• The Housing Market Crash and Wealth Inequality in the U.S. – NBER
• Are Lemons Sold First? Dynamic Signaling in the Mortgage Market – NBER
• Portfolio Choice with House Value Misperception – Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
• The Impact of Interest Rates on House Prices and Housing Demand: Evidence from a Quasi-Experiment – American Enterprise Institute
• Housing Voucher Policy Designed to Expand Opportunity Targets Areas That Need It – Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
• Rent Control: Econ 101 Applies – Cato Institute

On other countries:

• [Brazil] No more roller coaster ride for Brazilian housing market? – Global Property Guide
• [Cambodia] Cambodia Finds New Target for Real Estate: Chinese Investors – New York Times
• [China] A Reexamination of Housing Price and Household Consumption in China: The Dual Role of Housing Consumption and Housing Investment – The Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics
• [Germany] German house prices are accelerating! – Global Property Guide
• [Hungary] Property boom in Hungary continues in 2017 – Global Property Guide
• [India] Mumbai Home Prices Post First Drop in Decade Amid Modi Crackdown – Bloomberg
• [Ireland] Irish house prices will outpace all Europe over next 2 years – Global Property Guide
• [Italy] Italy an outlier as property prices continue to fall, data show – Financial Times
• [Montenegro] Montenegro’s housing market recovering, amidst booming tourism – Global Property Guide
• [Peru] House prices in Lima plunged in Q1 2017 – Global Property Guide
• [Thailand] Thailand’s housing market losing steam – Global Property Guide
• [Uruguay] House prices rising in Montevideo – Global Property Guide

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