The Unassuming Economist

On cross-country:

• House prices up by 4.0% in both the euro area and the EU – Eurostat

On the US:

• Is rent control making a comeback? – Brookings
• Tackling zoning to help the middle class: 5 policy approaches – Brookings
• Survey Shows Decline in Foreign Investment in U.S. Residential Real Estate – National Association of Realtors
• 5 Lessons from Cities On Affordable Housing – Politico
• Can Robots Solve the Affordable Housing Crisis? – Politico
• Only Washington Can Solve the Nation’s Housing Crisis – New York Times
• Amazon HQ2 Is Upending Northern Virginia’s Already Unstable Housing Market – New York Times
• Property taxes stunt Chicago’s house price growth – Financial Times
• Is California’s apartment market broken? – Brookings
• Housing Affordability and Zoning Reform – Cato
• Wave of Hispanic Buyers Boosts U.S. Housing Market – Wall Street Journal
• A Home Builder Perspective on Housing Affordability and Construction Innovation – Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies
• Gentrification ‘benefits local residents’, research finds – Financial Times
• Housing’s ‘Missing Middle’ Keeps Shrinking – Bloomberg
• Steep Slowdown Projected in Home Improvements – Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies

On other countries:

• [China] When Affordable Housing in Shanghai Is a Bed in the Kitchen – Citylab
• [Netherlands] “Mortgage Interest Tax Deduction in the Netherlands: A Welcome Relief” – Netherlands Bank
• [Puerto Rico] Puerto Rico’s housing market improving – Global Property Guide
• [Qatar] Qatar’s housing market is recovering – Global Property Guide
• [United Arab Emirates] UAE’s property prices fall further – Global Property Guide
• [United States]S. housing market gradually cooling – Global Property Guide

*Please note that the Housing View will be on hiatus until September 8.