The Unassuming Economist

On cross-country:

• How will Covid-19 affect the world’s housing markets? – Global Property Guide
• Stay home: what does Covid-19 mean for affordable housing in Africa? – Centre for Affordable Housing Finance in Africa

On the US:

• Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Housing – NBER
• Learning about the Neighborhood – NBER
• The Gender Gap in Housing Returns – NBER
• Home Affordability Improves for Average U.S. Wage Earners to Best Level in Over Two Years – ATTOM
• Congress Addresses Housing Crunch Amid Coronavirus Pandemic – New York Times
• Will the Coronavirus Kill Airbnb? – Intelligencer
• Coronavirus makes it harder on renters and builders, but there is hope – The Seattle Times
• What The $2 Trillion Stimulus Package Means For Housing – Forbes
• The Washington area housing market in 2019: It was on strong footing but uncertainty lies ahead – Washington Post
• Pandemic Will Worsen Housing Affordability for Service, Retail, and Transportation Workers – Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies
• COVID-19 and Financially Vulnerable Homeowners: National Trends and Voices from Brockton, Massachusetts – Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies
• How to Head Off a Coronavirus Housing Crisis – Citylab
• Nobody Knows What Will Happen When the Rent Comes Due on April 1 – Bloomberg
• How the coronavirus will change closings, home prices and what’s on the market – Washington Post
• Zillow Market Pulse: March 30, 2020 – Zillow
• Lumber Markets Hint at Housing Slowdown – Wall Street Journal
• Opinion: This hard truth about the mortgage markets isn’t being told – MarketWatch
• These housing markets are in danger of a coronavirus-related recession – MarketWatch
• America’s housing market is showing the first signs of trouble because of the coronavirus pandemic – MarketWatch
• Another Way Cities Can Protect Homeowners: End Tax Sales – MarketWatch

On other countries:  

• [Brazil] Brazil’s house prices continue to fall – Global Property Guide
• [Philippines] The end of the Philippines’ great house price boom? – Global Property Guide
• [United Kingdom] The Housing Market Is in Lockdown – Bloomberg