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Friday, September 20, 2019

Housing View – September 20, 2019

On cross-country:

Q2 2019: house price slowdown in Asia-Pacific, North America, and some parts of the Middle East, though Europe’s boom continues. – Global Property Guide

On the US:

Why Are American Homes So Big? – The Atlantic
How We Know California’s New Rent Control Law Will Make Its Housing Shortage Worse – Foundation for Economic Education
Why Can’t California Solve Its Housing Crisis? – Rolling Stone
Statewide California Rent Control: Shooting The Price Messenger – Cato
California Zoning: Housing Construction and a New Ranking of Local Land Use Regulation – George Mason University
Airbnb pledges $25 million to support affordable housing and small business – Los Angeles Times
A Golden State Mayor Takes On the Nimbys – Wall Street Journal
One in Four of New York’s New Luxury Apartments Is Unsold – New York Times
New Paper Details the Dramatic Decline of Low-Cost Rentals – Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies
How Deep Is the GSE ‘Economic Moat’? – Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies
How Once-Doomed Mortgage Giants Gained New Lease on Life – Wall Street Journal
Comment Letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on the Qualified Mortgage Rule – Urban Institute
How Debt Burden Affects FHA Mortgage Repayment, in Six Charts – Urban Institute
HUD’s Proposal to Revise the Disparate Impact Standard Will Impede Efforts to Close the Homeownership Gap – Urban Institute
Three Ways Fintech Is Changing Homebuying—And Three Important Questions – Urban Institute
Housing Finance At A Glance: A Monthly Chartbook, August 2019 – Urban Institute

On other countries:

[Australia] Australia’s house prices are now in free fall – Global Property Guide
[Barbados] Barbados’ two-tiered housing market – Global Property Guide
[Chile] Chile’s house prices are rising strongly – Global Property Guide
[China] China’s house price boom over in the 1st tier cities – Global Property Guide
[Costa Rica] Costa Rica’s thriving housing market – Global Property Guide
[Egypt] Egypt’s house prices falling sharply – Global Property Guide
[India] India’s property market remains weak, amidst a slowing economy – Global Property Guide
[Indonesia] Indonesia’s housing market rarely makes big moves – Global Property Guide
[Ireland] Ireland’s housing market is slowing rapidly – Global Property Guide
[Mexico] Mexico’s housing market is strengthening – Global Property Guide
[Saudi Arabia] Is Saudi Arabia’s house price decline about to end? – Global Property Guide
[South Africa] South Africa’s house price appreciation remains below inflation – Global Property Guide
[Spain] Spain’s housing market remains healthy – Global Property Guide
[St. Lucia] Saint Lucia is still a buyer’s market, despite its beauty and increasing buzz – Global Property Guide
[Taiwan] Taiwan’s housing market improving – Global Property Guide
[United Kingdom] Has St Ives’ second home ban backfired? – Financial Times
[United Kingdom] The UK’s housing market is slowing sharply – Global Property Guide
[United Arab Emirates] UAE’s property prices fall further – Global Property Guide

Posted by Prakash Loungani at 5:00 AM

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