The Unassuming Economist

On cross-country:

• Risks in International Housing Markets – Reserve Bank of Australia
• Interest rates and house prices in the United States and around the world – Bank for International Settlements
• The State of Housing in the EU 2017 – Housing Europe
• Housing Markets: A European Perspective – Seeking Alpha
• Inclusive City Development: City-Wide Slum Upgrading and Housing Development – World Resource Institute
• International housing policies – CMHC

On the US:

• Paying For Dirt: Where Have Home Values Detached From Construction Costs? – BuildZoom
• First-Time Homebuyers: Toward a New Measure – Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
• Don’t Worry About Inflation. Solve the Housing Shortage. – Bloomberg
• The Barriers Stopping Poor People From Moving to Better Jobs – The Atlantic
• How Historic Racial Injustices Still Impact Housing Today – Zillow
• Reducing Work Disincentives in the Housing Choice Voucher Program: Rent Reform Demonstration Baseline Report – U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

On other countries:

• [Canada] Canada’s Bank Regulator Toughens Mortgage Qualifying Rules – Bloomberg
• [Canada] Canadian housing agency says it can withstand severe downturn – Reuters
• [China] Chinese property boom props up Xi’s hopes for the economy – Financial Times
• [China] Chinese Cities Buy Off Housing Glut With Borrowed Money – Wall Street Journal
• [Hong Kong] Nano apartments rise to HK’s housing challenge – Financial Times
• [Sweden] Warning Signs Are Mounting for Sweden’s Once-Hot Housing Market – Bloomberg
• [Sweden] ‘The risks have definitely increased’ – Sweden’s housing boom wobbles – Financial Times
• [United Kingdom] Curbs on UK housing benefit making system ‘irrelevant’, IFS warns – Financial Times

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