The Unassuming Economist

Working papers and conferences:

• Call for Papers: 6th Workshop on Rent Control on June 22-23 – KTH Royal Institute of Technology
• Credit Constraints and the Redistribution of Housing Wealth – CEPR
• Not Cashing In on Cashing Out: An Analysis of Low Cash-Out Refinance Rates – Philadelphia Fed
• Is it better to rent or buy? Much depends on long-term interest rates – The Economist

On China:

• China’s property woes could last until 2030. Despite the best efforts of its social-media censors – The Economist
• How China’s property crisis helped crash its art market. A gold-framed view into the world of China’s wealthy – The Economist

On Australia and New Zealand:

• [New Zealand] New Zealand House Prices Tipped to Rise After ‘Stagnant’ Year – Bloomberg

On other countries:  

• [Canada] Toronto Housing Market Ended 2025 With Declines in Prices, Sales – Bloomberg
• [Canada] Quiet December caps off lackluster 2025 for Canada’s housing markets – RBC
• [Korea] Seoul Apartment Prices Continue to Rise Ahead of BOK Meeting – Bloomberg
• [Portugal] Portugal’s support for young home buyers proving effective, minister says – Reuters
• [United Kingdom] UK Housebuilding in Sharpest Drop Since Covid Lockdown of 2020 – Bloomberg
• [United Kingdom] Britain’s Housing Crisis Is Hitting New Depths – Bloomberg
• [United Kingdom] Britain’s Housing Crisis Has Seeds in the 1930s – Bloomberg
• [United Kingdom] House price growth to beat the consensus forecast in 2026 – Capital Economics