The Unassuming Economist

On cross-country:

• Friend or Foe? Cross-Border Linkages, Contagious Banking Crises, and “Coordinated” Macroprudential Policies – IMF
• Quarterly Review of European Mortgage Markets – European Mortgage Federation
• More Mortgages, More Homes? The Effect of Housing Financialization on Homeownership in Historical Perspective – Sage Journals

On the US:

• Mayors Take the Fight for Affordable Housing to Capitol Hill – Citylab, Seattle Times
• Eliminating the mortgage tax deduction could boost homeownership – Marginal Revolution
• National Mortgage Risk Index (NMRI) and Other Risk Measures – American Enterprise Institute
• Rent Control: A Reckoning – Citylab
• My 10-Year Odyssey Through America’s Housing Crisis – Wall Street Journal
• Real House Prices and Price-to-Rent Ratio in November – Calculated Risk
• Can Small Housing Units Help Meet the Need for Affordable Housing in New York City? – NYU Furman Center
• Infrastructure Plans Should Invest in Affordable Housing – Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

On other countries:

• [Canada] Canada’s housing markets remain highly vulnerable overall – Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
• [Canada] 5 Predictions for Canada’s Housing Market in 2018 – Dundurn
• [Denmark] Housing Market Analysis for the Capital Region of Denmark: Housing Shortage, Urban Development Potentials, and Strategies – Copenhagen Economics
• [Ireland] Tight property supply constrains Dublin’s Brexit appeal – Financial Times
• [Malta] Housing Market in Malta – IMF
• [Netherlands] Spatial Planning and Segmentation of the Land Market: The Case of the Netherlands – Land Economics
• [Netherlands] Strong correlation between consumption and house prices in the Netherlands – De Nederlandsche Bank
• [New Zealand] Housing Quarterly Report – New Zealand Government
• [United Kingdom] Housing Market Renewal revisited: a defence of place based policy in austere times – Sheffield Hallam University
• [United Kingdom] Sleep tight: can the ‘tiny homes’ movement redefine holidays? – Financial Times
• [United Kingdom] London developers face growing activism over affordable housing – Financial Times
• [United Arab Emirates] Dubai: Survival of the Fittest – REIDIN
• [United Arab Emirates] UAE Residential Market Overview – December Results – REIDIN

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