The Unassuming Economist

Links to the week’s top housing market stories.

On US

• Housing’s Recession Already Happened – WSJ
• Housing market recession? Not likely. Prepare for hot post-pandemic prices – USA Today
• These Are the 10 Most Overpriced Housing Markets in the U.S. — 5 Are in Florida – Yahoo Finance

On rest of the world

• Global Migration Boom Keeps Housing Costs High – WSJ
• Popping Real Estate Bubbles Will Prove Painful – Bloomberg
• [Australia] House prices will keep rising into next year, says Domain, as immigration boosts demand – The Guardian
• [Australia] Australian house prices set to rise again, despite interest rate pain – AW
• [Australia] Sydney house prices to boom again – MACROBUSINESS
• [Canada] Luxury real estate markets in Canada saw divergent performance in the first half of 2023 – CTV News
• [Canada] Posthaste: The luxury housing market in Canada has undergone a major change – Financial Post
• [UK] UK housing market forecast to avoid slump despite zero growth in prices – The Guardian
• [UK] House prices predicted to fall 12pc with ‘little prospect’ of bounceback – Telegraph
• [UK] Banks, Housing, Markets, and UK CPI – Bloomberg
• [Euro] European home prices fall but don’t bet on a crash – DW
• [Sweden] Sweden Home Starts Indicator Hits 9-Year Low After Price Slump – Bloomberg
• [Germany] New housing construction set to strongly decline – DW
• [Danish] Danish Housing Market Better Than Feared, Mortgage Giant Says – Bloomberg