Global Housing Watch

On cross-country:


Working papers and conferences:  

  • The Effect of Land Supply for New Homes on Residential Investment and House Prices – Boston Fed
  • Housing Capital and Intergenerational Mobility in the United States – NBER
  • Towards a Methodology for Measuring Rental Property Ownership in the United States – NBER
  • Where Are the Economies of Scale in Homebuilding? – Construction Physics
  • Tracking the Shift from Mortgage Refinancings to HELOCs – St. Louis Fed
  • International Real Estate Conference on November 24-26 – ESPI


On China:

  • China’s housing market could have further to fall. To make real estate attractive for investors, prices must go lower – FT
  • China’s real estate funk drags down yet another sector: property service providers – Reuters


On Australia and New Zealand:

  • [Australia] Yes Australia’s house prices may fall – but the decades of unchecked property price growth were the true policy failure – The Guardian
  • [Australia] House prices are falling in Australia. That’s a good thing – if you believe housing is a basic human need – The Guardian
  • [Australia] House prices are falling in Australia. That’s a good thing – if you believe housing is a basic human need. Labor’s budget changes are not to blame for the recent dip in property prices. But the changes will help move housing away from investors – and that should be celebrated – The Guardian
  • [New Zealand] New Zealand House Prices Stall as Buyers Remain Disinterested – Bloomberg
  • [New Zealand] New Zealand Home Building Hits 10-Year Low as House Prices Stall – Bloomberg


On other countries:  

  • [Canada] A 20% Housing Drop Still Leaves Canadians Locked Out of Market – Bloomberg
  • [Canada] Cutting development fees alone won’t solve housing affordability, CMHC says – The Globe and Mail
  • [Kazakhstan] Homes and Hopes: Mobilizing Private Capital for Affordable Housing and Family Investment in Kazakhstan – World Bank
  • [Kenya] Kenya’s Affordable Housing Drive is Leaving Many People Homeless. Historic neighborhoods are being razed to make way for high rises, and the government doesn’t have a plan for relocating evicted residents. – Bloomberg
  • [United Kingdom] No, now is not the time for UK rent controls. Three think-tanks are promoting curbs to rental growth — but that horse has already bolted – FT
  • [United Kingdom] UK house prices fall in May amid Iran turmoil. Higher mortgage rates blamed for Nationwide index’s first monthly decline this year – FT
  • [United Kingdom] UK monthly house prices fall for first time since start of Iran war, Nationwide says – Reuters

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