Global Housing Watch

On cross-country:

  • Sistemas del impuesto predial en América Latina y el Caribe. This second edition of the book presents new data, lessons, and challenges related to property tax systems in Latin America and the Caribbean. – Lincoln Institute


Working papers and conferences:  

  • The (Many) Consequences of the Housing Affordability Problem in the EU: A Machine-Learning Empirical Analysis – IMF
  • The Mortgage Borrower Who Can’t Fail and the One Who Can’t Win – St Louis Fed


On Australia and New Zealand:

  • [Australia] Clearance rates hit six-year low as more than half of Australian homes up for auction fail to sell. Preliminary data show 47.7% of homes sold at auction in the week ending 21 June, the lowest rate has been since April 2020 – The Guardian
  • [Australia] Home builds are stalling in Sydney’s west as costs outstrip values. Developers are moving to affluent areas where they can make a profit on luxury apartments. If supply doesn’t pick up, essential workers may leave. – Financial Review
  • [Australia] Why falling house prices won’t be an economic disaster – The Sydney Morning Herald
  • [Australia] Australia’s tax overhaul chills nation’s long love affair with property – Reuters


On other countries:  

  • [Ireland] The Irish Times view on house prices: some important signals. Shortage of supply, particularly in the second-hand market, will continue to make it a sellers’ market – The Irish Times
  • [Portugal] Portugal’s Residential Property Market Analysis 2026 – Global Property Guide
  • [Switzerland] Switzerland Residential Property Market Analysis 2026 – Global Property Guide
  • [United Arab Emirates] United Arab Emirates’ Residential Property Market Analysis 2026– Global Property Guide
  • [United Arab Emirates] Dubai property sales have fallen ‘off a cliff’ since start of Middle East war. Sellers of luxury villas have wiped tens of millions of pounds off asking prices, with sales down 19% in May from the previous month – The Guardian
  • [United Kingdom] The rise of the remorseful homebuyer. Those who got on the property ladder in the past five years lament high mortgage bills, leasehold troubles, location doubts and a difficult sales market – FT

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