Saturday, October 18, 2025
On cross-country:
- EU to propose short-term rental rules to tackle ‘social crisis’ in housing. Bloc’s first affordable housing plan to cover issues such as tenants’ rights, property speculation and tourist lets – The Guardian
Working papers and conferences:
On China:
- China sees better living environment, emerging new real estate model, stable construction growth in 2021-2025 – Xinhua
- China’s property managers pivot to elderly services and pet care amid real estate woes. Management firms explore new income streams as homeowners demand fee cuts amid falling property prices – South China Morning Post
On Australia and New Zealand:
- [Australia] RBA governor blames high house prices on a lack of supply, not monetary policy – The Guardian
- [New Zealand] Reserve Bank to ease LVR restrictions. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand intends to ease mortgage loan-to-value ratio (LVR) restrictions from 1 December 2025. – Reserve Bank of New Zealand
- [New Zealand] What’s really going on with the housing market? – RNZ
On other countries:
- [Argentina] Argentina Residential Real Estate Market Analysis 2025 – Global Property Guide
- [Canada] The peak of real estate madness is behind us, but there are tumultuous, complicated times ahead. Here are 10 charts to explain where we are – Globe and Mail
- [Canada] Canada Home Sales Hit ‘Bump in Road’ After Five Months of Growth – Bloomberg
- [Canada] Canada Existing-Home Sales Fall in September. Existing-home sales dropped 1.7% in September on a seasonally-adjusted basis – Wall Street Journal
- [Ireland] Homeowners fearful that 36pc jump in house prices will see them hit with huge Local Property Tax bill. One area has seen cost of a house shoot up by 48pc in just four year – Irish Independent
- [Korea] South Korea Unveils New Curbs to Rein in Red-Hot Housing Market – Bloomberg
- [Mexico] Mexico’s Residential Property Market Analysis 2025 – Global Property Guide
- [Mexico] Situación Inmobiliaria México. Segundo semestre de 2025 – BBVA
- [Netherlands] Migrants overpaying for substandard homes face blame for Netherlands housing crisis. With general elections in two weeks, housing crisis is a big issue, with the far-right Party for Freedom blaming migrants – The Guardian
- [Turkey] Turkey Residential Real Estate Market Analysis 2025 – Global Property Guide
- [United Arab Emirates] UAE Residential Property Price Report – September 2025 – REIDIN
- [United Kingdom] British homebuilder Bellway raises dividend, launches buyback after upbeat annual profit – Reuters
- [United Kingdom] Why has housing delivery in London fallen so dramatically over the past decade? – Savills
- [United Kingdom] Mega-Rich Plotting Return to London, Sotheby’s Housing Boss Says – Bloomberg
Posted by Prakash Loungani at 5:00 AM
Labels: Global Housing Watch