The Unassuming Economist

Links to the week’s top housing market stories.

Cross Country

• Investment in UK student housing climbs 245 per cent to record high – Yahoo Finance
• Germany’s Urban Housing Recession Is Coming to an End – Bloomberg
• House prices and rents rose between Q4 2023 and Q1 2024 – Eurostat
• Hong Kong’s talent pass program drives up housing rents – Nikkei Asia
• China’s property bust won’t be fixed without the intervention of the state – East Asia Forum

US

• The Geography of Housing Affordability – Aziz Sunderji
• Six Lessons from Six Months of Thesis-Driven Courses – Paul Stanton and Brad Hargreaves
• When will the housing market crash again? – Yahoo Finance
• These Fast-Growing Florida And Texas Cities Have 2024’s Slowest Housing Markets—Here’s Why – Forbes
• Housing Market Predictions For 2024: When Will Home Prices Be Affordable Again? – Forbes
• Current mortgage rates as of July 4, 2024 – Fortune
• Want to buy or sell a home? How to get a 3% mortgage rate, negotiate fees, and more – USA Today
• Real Estate Experts Say These Will Be the Best US Cities To Buy Property in the Next 5 Years – Yahoo Finance
• Housing Market Entering ‘Crash Stage’ in Multiple Cities – Newsweek
• These 15 housing markets have the highest correction risks – Fox News