The Unassuming Economist

On cross-country:

• Global House Price Index – Global Property Guide
• Recent developments in housing and mortgage markets in Europe and beyond. – The European Mortgage Federation

Working papers and conferences:  

• Locked Out: Drivers and Economic Implications of Declining Housing Affordability in Europe – IMF
• Housing Wealth Accumulation and Electoral Representation – NBER
• Do housing price cycles reflect herd behaviour in developing and emerging economies? Available to Purchase – International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis

On China:

• China home prices remain weak, keeping pressure on economy – Reuters

On Australia and New Zealand:

• [Australia] Data centre boom to put pressure on interest rates, housing – Financial Review
• [Australia] ‘Small price to pay’: the young homeowners welcoming falling house prices even as it hurts them. Some buyers say they are ready to absorb the fallout of housing weakness if it means boosting home ownership across the board – The Guardian
• [Australia] Sydney housing slump creates pandemic-sized hole in state tax take – Reuters
• [New Zealand] Auckland and Wellington hit record property market lows – RNZ

On other countries:  

• [Canada] Home Sales in Canada Decline as Trade War With the US Escalates – Bloomberg
• [Canada] Canadian home sales fall in August as economic uncertainty grows – Reuters
• [Canada] Canada Housing Starts Edge Down in August. Construction slowdown adds to signs the property market is stalling – Wall Street Journal
• [Hong Kong] Hong Kong home prices headed for 15% gain this year, Midland forecast says. As the market digests uncertainties, new property launches are accelerating and buyers are returning to the market, executive says – South China Morning Post
• [Hong Kong] Hong Kong’s first five-year plan aims to add jobs, homes – Reuters
• [Ireland] Irish house price inflation slows to new two-and-a-half-year low
• Increased supply and rising interest rates have cooled the market somewhat this year – The Irish Times
• [Korea] South Korea’s Lee hits new approval low as housing discontent grows – Reuters
• [United Kingdom] First-time buyers load up on mortgage debt after change in lending rules. High loan-to-income products have been flying off the shelves since the rules were loosened last year – FT
• [United Kingdom] Help to Buy scheme was ‘very high value for money’, says official review. Government ministers under Sir Keir Starmer had been preparing to unveil a new version of the flagship programme – FT