The Unassuming Economist

On cross-country:

• Scared of Stocks? Buy a House Instead – Bloomberg
• Can Upzoning Increase Housing Supply and Affordability? – Planetizen
• Changing the Housing Story – the Shaping Futures report – SF21

On the US:

• Why Housing Policy Is Climate Policy – New York Times
• Three Scenarios for Growth in Homeowner and Renter Households – Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies
• How Poor Americans Get Exploited by Their Landlords – Citylab
• A Growing Problem in Real Estate: Too Many Too Big Houses – Wall Street Journal
• Rural America Faces a Housing Cost Crunch – Pew Charitable Trusts
• Zoned Out? The Determinants of Manufactured Housing Rents: Evidence from North Carolina – Journal of Housing Economics
• U.S. housing, consumer confidence data point to slowing economy – Reuters
• A Decade After the Housing Bust, the Exurbs Are Back – Wall Street Journal

On other countries:

• [Australia] Australia central bank research shows income, not just property weakness, key for policy – Reuters
• [Australia] Australia’s Property Stocks Are Ignoring the Housing Slump – Bloomberg
• [Canada] Trudeau housing plan ignores local drivers of affordability – Fraser Institute
• [Canada] The Big Short’s Steve Eisman raises bets against Canadian banks – Financial Times
• [Canada] Housing Is a Magnet for Money Launderers in Toronto: Study – Bloomberg
• [China] That Property Boom Could Be the Reason Employees Are Goofing Off – Bloomberg
• [Denmark] World’s Cheapest Mortgage May Be Around the Corner in Denmark – Bloomberg
• [Finland] Finland’s housing market remains weak – Global Property Guide
• [Italy] Italy House Price Drop Adds Woe for Economy in Recession – Bloomberg
• [Netherlands] Brexit Is Making It Even Harder to Find a Flat in Amsterdam – Bloomberg
• [United Arab Emirates] How Dubai can solve its lack of affordable housing – World Economic Forum