The Unassuming Economist

On cross-country:

• The long road home: Examining the global housing affordability crisis. Chronic supply-demand imbalances, elevated mortgage rates and rising ownership costs are straining housing affordability across many markets — a global problem that demands localized solutions. – JP Morgan
• RICS responds to EU call for evidence on Housing Supply and Affordability – RICS
• How New York Property Prices Compare Around the World – Visual Capitalist

Working papers and conferences:  

• Associate Professor Xi Yang examines how bank credit expansion shapes house prices and fertility – University of Auckland
• Seminar examines how anti-money laundering rules relate to house prices across OECD countries – University of Auckland
• Who benefits from upzoning? A 2016 zoning reform in São Paulo increased the ability of developers to supply housing units by lifting limitations on permitted densification on a block-by-block basis. – American Economic Association

On China:

• China Property: Past Global Housing Crises Point The Way To Recovery – S&P Global
• Cheap debt is not enough to get China’s homebuyers spending again. Policymakers should put more fiscal resources towards absorbing excess housing supply and restoring buyers’ confidence – South China Morning Post

On other countries:  

• [Spain] Spain’s Protesters See ‘Madness’ of Rising Rent and a ‘Martyr’ in Maricarmen. Thousands of protesters marched in Madrid on Thursday, a day after the death of María del Carmen Abascal, an 87-year-old whose eviction became a symbol of the country’s housing crisis. – New York Times
• [Spain] Spain’s rental dilemma: protecting tenants won’t fix the housing shortage – ING
• [United Arab Emirates] UAE Residential Property Price Report – September 2026 – REIDIN
• [United Kingdom] UK House Prices Stall, Undercutting Rebound Expectations – The Globe and Mail
• [United Kingdom] Demand for tracker mortgages jumps as rates on fixed deals rise. Deals that follow the base rate look cheaper but are ‘not a free bet’ – FT