The Unassuming Economist

On cross-country:

• 15th Annual Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey – Demographia
• Informal settlements and housing markets – International Growth Centre
• Eurozone house price growth squeezed by weaker Italian market – Financial Times

On the US:

• Microsoft’s Leap Into Housing Illuminates Government’s Retreat – New York Times
• Microsoft’s $500 million plan to fix Seattle’s housing problem, explained – VOX
• Dynamism Diminished: The Role of Housing Markets and Credit Conditions – NBER
• Fears of housing downturn may have been overblown – CNN
• US housing: Hopes for a turnaround? – ING
• The Housing Blues Won’t Be Over Soon – Wall Street Journal
• BofA Says Don’t Believe the Hype on a Housing Collapse – Bloomberg
• Housing Inventory Tracking – Calculated Risk
• Shiller: Trump is a ‘psychological boost’ to the housing market – Yahoo Finance

On other countries:

• [Czech Republic] Czech: Property price growth still outstrips EU average – ING
• [Egypt] Egypt’s house prices falling sharply again – Global Property Guide
• [Netherlands] Record House Prices, Jobs Growth Not Enough to Keep Dutch Happy – Bloomberg
• [Singapore] Singapore’s house price rises accelerating – Global Property Guide
• [Spain] Spanish Existing-Home Prices Jump 7.8% in 2018, Most in a Decade – Bloomberg
• [Switzerland] Slowdown inevitable for house prices in Switzerland – Global Property Guide
• [United Arab Emirates] UAE’s property prices fall further – Global Property Guide
• [United Kingdom] Are UK house prices heading for a post-Brexit meltdown? – Financial Times
• [United Kingdom] Whatever happens, Brexit is bad news for young house buyers – Financial Times
• [United Kingdom] Housing market outlook worst ‘for 20 years’ – BBC
• [United Kingdom] Smaller companies deliver better returns than property – Financial Times
• [United Kingdom] Tata Steel announces vision to combat growing housing crisis – Tata Steel
• [United Kingdom] ‘Brexit discount’ on London property fails to tempt US buyers – Financial Times

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