The Unassuming Economist

On cross-country:

• Peter Praet: On the importance of real estate statistics – European Central Bank

On the US:

• Housing Is Already in a Slump. So It (Probably) Can’t Cause a Recession. – New York Times
• Despite contrary claims, African-Americans believe in the American dream — even millennials – American Enterprise Institute
• Oregon’s Rent Control Bill Would Ultimately Please Nobody – Cato Institute
• HUD Funding Bill Will Launch Housing Voucher Mobility Demonstration – Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
• Housing investment, sea level rise, and climate change beliefs – Economic Letters
• “Debtless” Housing Boom Leads Household Wealth Recovery – Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
• A Red-State Take on a YIMBY Housing Bill – Citylab
• Why Unions Must Bargain for Affordable Housing—and How – American Prospect
• Without Amazon HQ2, What Happens to Housing in Queens? – Citylab
• The Super Bowl: Key Housing Indicator – NPR
• Yet another sign from the housing market of a looming recession – HousingWire
• A Shortage of Short Sales: Explaining the Underutilization of a Foreclosure Alternative – Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
• Recession not likely before 2021, housing economists say – The Orange County Register
• The Federal Shutdown Damaged Housing Voucher Programs – American Prospect

On other countries:

• [Australia] The Housing Slump Down Under Is Getting Serious – Bloomberg
• [Canada] Montreal’s Real-Estate Market Is About to Eclipse Vancouver’s – Bloomberg
• [China] The Effect of a Subway on House Prices: Evidence from Shanghai – Real Estate Economics
• [China] China Property ‘Stealth Easing’ Spreads in Boost to Home Prices – Bloomberg
• [Greece] Greece to Subsidize Mortgage Payments to Tackle Bad Loan Crisis – Bloomberg
• [China] China developers snap up distressed real estate debt – Financial Times
• [Greece] Athens property boom: Greeks left out as prices rise – BBC
• [Hong Kong] The Hong Kong property bubble that won’t burst – Financial Times
• [United Kingdom] Research reveals who made the most money from UK property – Financial Times