The Unassuming Economist

On cross-country:

• London, New York and Hong Kong Are No Longer Immune to Global Housing Downturn – Bloomberg
• Global Housing and Mortgage: Outlook 2019 – Fitch Ratings

On the US:

• What if Cities Are No Longer the Land of Opportunity for Low-Skilled Workers? – New York Times
• Recession Signals: Four Housing Indicators to Watch in 2019 – Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
• Thousands Face Threat Of Eviction After HUD Contracts Expire Due To Shutdown – NPR
• Your Taxes (Once Again) Are Underwriting Bad Mortgage Loans – Foundation for Economic Education
• Using Data Visualizations to Explain Housing and Mortgages – Barry L. Ritholtz
• Examining Both Sides of the Transaction: Bargaining in the Housing Market – Real Estate Economics
• Real Estate Investors See Riches in a Tax Break Meant to Help the Poor – Bloomberg
• Home Personal Finance Real Estate Buyers are finally finding more discounts on new homes – MarketWatch
• Microsoft Pledges $500 Million for Affordable Housing in Seattle Area – New York Times
• This Year Could Reverse the Slide for Housing and Auto Industries – Bloomberg
• Explaining the U.S. Urban Housing Shortages – Wall Street Journal
• Fed Says Student Debt Has Hurt the U.S. Housing Market – Wall Street Journal
• The Housing Affordability Crisis: The Role of Anti-Sprawl Policy – Cascade Policy Institute
• US real estate: changing the way New York is built – Financial Times
• Expected Gains in Remodeling Spending to Slide Lower in 2019 – Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies

On other countries:

• [Australia] The Australian Dream Died Alone in an Apartment – Bloomberg
• [Latvia] Latvia’s house price rises decelerating – Global Property Guide
• [Netherlands] Amsterdam Houses Head for Record Prices – Bloomberg
• [Romania] Romania’s housing market is losing steam again – Global Property Guide
• [Spain] Spain’s house prices continue to rise modestly – Global Property Guide
• [Taiwan] Taiwan’s house prices almost steady – Global Property Guide
• [United Kingdom] Why the housing ladder doesn’t exist anymore – Financial Times