The Unassuming Economist

On cross-country:

• Spain’s housing quandary stretches worldwide – Reuters
• Public Hearing on housing markets without speculation – European Parliament

On China:

• China Property Woes Bring Strains to Huafa’s $62 Billion of Debt – Bloomberg
• A Tale of Two Chinas. China’s economy is deeply unbalanced, with a battered real-estate sector, weak consumption, and stark regional disparities coexisting with dynamic tech and export sectors. But provided that political stability is maintained, China could continue to be a global powerhouse even as hundreds of millions of its citizens remain poor. – Project Syndicate

On Australia and New Zealand:

• [Australia] Developers warn federal aluminium tariff will send housing to the wall – AFR
• [Australia] Banks Loosen Loan Approvals in Housing Slump – Bloomberg
• [New Zealand] Homes selling for less than asking price – but only just, Realestate.co.nz says – RNZ

On other countries:  

• [Canada] Carney’s Housing Agency Vows to Build as Canada Prices Plunge – Bloomberg
• [Canada] Price of new single-detached homes in Vancouver 5X more than construction cost; 2X more in Calgary – Fraser Institute
• [Germany] You can’t confiscate your way out of a housing shortage. Threatening property rights is a peculiar way to encourage more construction. – Washington Post
• [Germany] German home prices stagnate as interest rates pressure market, IW data show – Reuters
• [Hong Kong] Hong Kong’s ‘Apartment Horror’ Films Skewer Its Ghastly Property Market. In one of the world’s least affordable housing markets, high-density housing is a backdrop for exploring superstition and socioeconomic anxiety. – New York Times
• [Hong Kong] Why Hong Kong rents are hitting records while home price gains lose momentum – South China Morning Post
• [Portugal] Thousands rally outside Portugal’s parliament over housing crisis, police operations – Reuters
• [United Arab Emirates] Dubai Real Estate Market Insights | Q3 2026 – REIDIN
• [United Kingdom] UK Homebuilders Fall as First Time Buyer Support Disappoints – Bloomberg
• [United Kingdom] Autumn Budget 2026: key messages for homeowners, landlords and first-time buyers. Even though it only applies to first-time buyers purchasing a new-build property, from a housing perspective by far the most important element of the Budget was the clarification of how the Your First Home scheme will operate. – Savills