The Unassuming Economist

On cross-country:

• Demographia International Housing Affordability, 2026 Edition – Chapman University
• Europe’s housing shortages are even worse than America’s. Why does nobody there talk about zoning? – The Works in Progress Newsletter

On China:

• China’s new home prices fall at faster pace in May on soft demand – Reuters

On other countries:  

• [Canada] Canadian housing starts fall 6% in May – Reuters
• [Canada] Canada Home Sales Rise a Second Straight Month as Buyers Return – Bloomberg
• [France] The “French model for financing purchases of primary residences” – Banque de France
• [Luxembourg] Luxembourg Housing Market: Cost Of Risk Remains In Check Amid Slow Rebound – S&P Global
• [Spain] Survey of Household Finances: is Spain not a country for the young? – CaixaBank
• [United Arab Emirates] Dubai Property Frenzy Cools But Sellers Hold the Line on Prices – Bloomberg
• [United Kingdom] ‘Time kills a deal’ more than ever in a slow housing market. In prime London, the ratio of homes under offer to fall-throughs has not been this high since the 2008 financial crisis. Imminent conveyancing reform needs to be radical – FT
• [United Kingdom] UK house prices rose by 3.8% in year to April, ONS says – Reuters