The Unassuming Economist

On cross-country:

• Global developments in residential property prices – first quarter of 2018 – Bank for International Settlements
• Hypostat 2018: recent developments in housing and mortgage markets in Europe and beyond – European Mortgage Federation
• The effect of house prices on household borrowing: A new approach – VOX
• Global luxury house prices: performance in 2018 so far – Knight Frank

On the US:

• The story of a house: how private equity swooped in after the subprime crisis – Financial Times
• Measuring Gentrification: Using Yelp Data to Quantify Neighborhood Change – NBER
• Liquidity vs. Wealth in Household Debt Obligations: Evidence from Housing Policy in the Great Recession – NBER
• Lessons from the financial crisis: The central importance of a sustainable, affordable and inclusive housing market – Brookings
• Three ways to strengthen the affordable rental housing supply – Urban Institute

On other countries:

• [Australia] Australia’s property boom ends as credit squeeze begins – Financial Times
• [Brazil] Can Housing Be Affordable Without Being Efficient? – World Resources Institute
• [China] China struggles to heed Xi’s call to develop rental housing – Financial Times
• [China] Housing Affordability in Urban China: A Comprehensive Overview – SSRN
• [Hong Kong] Hong Kong’s hot property sector show signs of cooling – Financial Times
• [Hong Kong] Hong Kong’s Runaway Property Market May Be Heading for a Fall – Bloomberg
• [Netherlands] Netherlands’ housing market remains strong – Global Property Guide
• [United Kingdom] History Dependence in the Housing Market – Centre for Economic Performance
• [United Kingdom] London housing: the bearish Brexit take – Financial Times
• [United Kingdom] Can house prices teach us anything about schools? – BBC

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