The Unassuming Economist

On cross-country:

• Q2 2018: Global house price boom – strong house price rises continue in Europe and parts of Asia – Global Property Guide
• Eurozone housing market cycle is maturing – ING
• Disillusion mounts in Europe’s housing market – ING

On the US:

• Price-to-Income Ratios are Nearing Historic Highs – Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies
• Why do so many affordable-housing advocates reject the law of supply and demand? – Washington Post
• The Mortgage Market Is Back a Decade After the Credit Crisis—With New Risks – Bloomberg
• Jeff Bezos Homeless Pledge Follows Amazon Fight Against Housing Tax – Bloomberg
• Census: Renters’ Incomes Still Lagging Behind Housing Costs – Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
• New evidence shows manufactured homes appreciate as well as site-built homes – Urban Institute
• ‘As safe as houses’: How a small corner of the US mortgage market nearly brought down the global financial system – Bank of England
• Does Rising Housing Inventory Signal the Beginning of a Buyer’s Market? – First American
• The Wealth Hiding in Your Neighborhood – Institute for Policy Studies
• Luxury Real Estate Boom Adds to Risk of Climate Disruption – Institute for Policy Studies
• Tough Times Ahead for Housing – Wall Street Journal

On other countries:

• [Brazil] Brazil’s house prices still falling, but outlook positive – Global Property Guide
• [China] China’s Weakest Housing Markets Flash Red in Cautionary Tale – Bloomberg
• [China] One of China’s Wildest Housing Markets Is Broken – Bloomberg
• [China] How China’s plan to develop rental housing backfired – Reuters
• [Chile] Chile’s house prices continue to rise modestly, despite the imposition of 19% VAT on property sales – Global Property Guide
• [Ireland] Ireland sets up land agency as anger grows at housing shortage – Reuters
• [Ireland] Dublin’s Housing Crisis Reaches a Boiling Point – CityLab
• [Malta] Malta house price growth outstrips Hong Kong to take top ranking – Financial Times
• [New Zealand] New Zealand’s house prices are rising again – Global Property Guide
• [South Korea] Korea imposes tougher taxes on properties to curb price surge – Reuters
• [Ukraine] Ukraine’s house price falls accelerating – Global Property Guide
• [United Kingdom] Is UK property still a good investment? – Financial Times
• [United Kingdom] K. House Prices at Risk From Brexit – Bloomberg

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