The Unassuming Economist

On cross-country:

• Mortgages, developers and property prices – Bank for International Settlements
• FT Special Report on Property Market – Financial Times
• The US homeownership rate has lost ground compared with other developed countries – Urban Institute

On the US:

• It All Adds Up: The Cost of Housing Development Fees in Seven California Cities – Terner Center for Housing Innovation (UC Berkely)
• “Sand castles before the tide”: How can America’s most expensive cities keep themselves affordable? – American Economic Association
• Student Debt vs. Homeownership – Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
• Rising Mortgage Rates Threaten Housing Affordability and Inventory – Zillow
• The Trump Administration’s War on New Housing – Citylab
• Black homeownership rates haven’t changed much in the 50 years since the Fair Housing Act – Curbed
• With Some Homeownership Incentives Gone, Will More Americans Actually Rent? – Governing
• White Flight’ Persists in America’s Suburbs – Citylab
• Want Affordable Housing? Just Build More of It – Bloomberg
• Panel Discussion Explores Potential for Small Unit Housing in New York City – NYU Furman Center
• First-Time Homebuyer Counseling and the Mortgage Selection Experience in the United States: Evidence from the National Survey of Mortgage Originations – Federal Housing Finance Agency
• Mortgage Experiences of Rural Borrowers in the United States: Insights from the National Survey of Mortgage Originations – Federal Housing Finance Agency

On other countries:

• [Australia] The Effect of Zoning on Housing Prices – Reserve Bank of Australia
• [Australia] The Distribution of Mortgage Rates – Reserve Bank of Australia
• [Australia] Making Better Economic Cases For Housing Policies – University of New South Wales
• [Belgium] Housing Market in Belgium – IMF
• [Canada] Vancouver’s empty-homes tax might not affect as many homeowners as predicted – The Globe and Mail
• [Malaysia] Housing Market in Malaysia – IMF
• [Netherlands] Gentrification through the sale of rental housing? Evidence from Amsterdam – EconPapers
• [New Zealand] Getting the best out of macro-prudential policy – Reserve Bank of New Zealand
• [Portugal] Increasing number of foreigners snap up beachside homes in Portugal – Global Property Guide
• [Sweden] Sweden Responds to Worst Housing Slump Since 2008 With Supply – Bloomberg
• [United Arab Emirates] Dubai: Come Undone – REIDIN
• [United Kingdom] Housing Crisis: Big Speeches, Small Steps – New Economics Foundation

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