On cross-country:
- 3 Asian property markets could offer shelter from Trump’s tariff storm. Although no property market is fully shielded from the trade shock, Asia’s real estate sector has strong and diverse sources of resilience – South China Morning Post
- The beauty of concrete. Why are buildings today simple and austere, while buildings of the past were ornate and elaborately ornamented? The answer is not the cost of labor. – Works in Progress
Working papers and conferences:
- Working from home and housing demand during the pandemic – Danmarks Nationalbank
- Can Stay-at-Home Orders Create a Pandemic Housing Boom? – SSRN
- Monetary Transmission Through the Housing Sector – SSRN
On Australia and New Zealand:
- [Australia] We heard from the politicians; now economists offer their housing fix – Financial Review
- [Australia] The affordable Melbourne suburbs where residents never want to leave – The Sydney Morning Herald
- [Australia] ‘I love it, always have’: The Sydney suburb people never want to leave – The Sydney Morning Herald
- [Australia] Can Australia’s Housing Crisis Be Fixed – Bloomberg
- [Australia] House prices fade as Aussies wait on RBA – MacroBusiness
- [Australia] Australia’s Housing Crisis Needs More Than a Renovation. Ambitious reforms, including the European model of long-term rentals, must be on the table. – Bloomberg
- [Australia] Australia home prices set record in April, sales volume slows on tariff risk, Cotality data shows – Reuters
- [New Zealand] New Zealand’s House Prices Climb for a Fourth Straight Month – Bloomberg
On other countries:
- [Canada] Will Carney end the housing crisis? The promise and peril of the Liberals’ plan – The Globe and Mail
- [Bangladesh] Bangladesh’s Residential Property Market Analysis 2025 – Global Property Guide
- [Germany] Germany loosens property crisis regulation as risks recede – Reuters
- [Hong Kong] The dysfunctional tiger. How to upzone Hong Kong – The Works in Progress Newsletter
- [Ireland] Most people expect house values to keep rising and goods prices to increase over next five years – Irish Independent
- [New Zealand] New Zealand’s House Prices Climb for a Fourth Straight Month – Bloomberg
- [Spain] Madrid’s Biggest Landlord? U.S. Investment Firms. As private equity firms assert control over much of Spain’s housing, thousands face the threat of eviction. – New York Times
- [United Kingdom] The fewer the merrier. The merits of unified land ownership – The Works in Progress Newsletter
- [United Kingdom] UK House Prices Decline Most Since 2023, Nationwide Says – Bloomberg
- [United Kingdom] UK house prices fall in April as stamp duty taxes rise, data shows. Month-on-month drop of 0.6% was below zero growth forecasted by economists, Nationwide says – FT
- [United Kingdom] UK house prices fall but market ‘likely to pick up’ during summer. Average property value drops to £270,752 in April because of stamp duty changes, Nationwide says – The Guardian
- [United Kingdom] UK Mortgage Approvals Dip as Time Ran Out to Beat Tax Hike – Bloomberg