The Unassuming Economist

On cross-country:

• The ECB considers counting owner-occupied housing in inflation – Economist, Financial Times, Bloomberg
• Watch: ING International Survey: Homes & Mortgages – ING
• Housing market polarises opinion between the haves and have-nots – ING
• Saving priorities reflect home ownership challenge – ING

On the US:

• America’s Rental Affordability Crisis is Climbing the Income Ladder – Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies
• America’s Rental Housing 2020 – Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies
• U.S. renters are richer, older, and have larger households – Curbed
• California, Mired in a Housing Crisis, Rejects an Effort to Ease It – New York Times
• Demystifying GSE Credit Risk Transfer: How, and How Well, Does It Work? – Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies
• The Housing Bill Is Dead. Long Live the Housing Bill? – New York Times
• Column: Suburban sprawl wins again in the battle against California’s housing crisis – Los Angeles Times
• To Unleash Housing Supply, Allow and Finance Accessory Dwelling Units – Urban Institute
• Is the Sudden Increase in Black Homeownership Too Good to Be True? – Urban Institute
• All Five Federal Mortgage Programs Should Treat Student Loan Debt the Same Way – Urban Institute
• Labor Conditions Are a Big Factor in Our Current Housing Supply Challenges – Urban Institute
• Housing Finance At A Glance: A Monthly Chartbook, January 2020 – Urban Institute
• In the Land of Big Tech Outposts, a Push for More Housing – Wired
• Three lessons 21st century housing policy could learn from “Little Women” – Brookings

On other countries:

• [China] China’s property market stalls amid coronavirus outbreak – Financial Times
• [Ireland] Irish housing crisis derails Varadkar’s re-election bid – Reuters
• [Netherlands] Luxury Home Buyers Are Revamping Amsterdam’s Historic Housing Stock – Wall Street Journal