Friday, April 3, 2020
On cross-country:
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:
On cross-country:
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.
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Posted by Prakash Loungani at 8:02 AM
Labels: Global Housing Watch
Friday, March 27, 2020
On cross-country:
- Measuring housing as a provider of well-being. What can the latest OECD figures tell us? – Housing Europe
On the US:
On other countries:
- [Australia] Australia housing auction activity dives due to coronavirus – Reuters
- [Australia] Coronavirus restrictions tipped to send Australian house prices tumbling – Guardian
- [China] A Quantitative Evaluation of the Housing Provident Fund Program in China – Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
- [Indonesia] Indonesia’s housing market is unremarkable – Global Property Guide
- [Nigeria] How coronavirus will affect Nigeria’s real estate, house prices – The Guardian
- [South Korea] Housing market in South Korea is slow-moving – Global Property Guide
- [United Kingdom] The UK’s housing market still smooth – Global Property Guide
- [United Kingdom] What will coronavirus do to house prices? – The Times
- [United Kingdom] UK property demand plunges as virus takes hold – Financial Times
On cross-country:
- Measuring housing as a provider of well-being. What can the latest OECD figures tell us? – Housing Europe
On the US:
- Early Data Point to U.S. Housing Slowdown in Coming Weeks – Zillow
- Understanding the Exposure at Default Risk of Commercial Real Estate Construction and Land Development Loans – Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
- Zillow Is Pausing Home Purchases.
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Posted by Prakash Loungani at 5:00 AM
Labels: Global Housing Watch
Friday, March 20, 2020
On cross-country:
On the US:
- America’s inequitable housing system is completely unprepared for coronavirus – Brookings
- Information From Past Pandemics, And What We Can Learn: A Literature Review – Zillow
- Buying a Home During a Pandemic – New York Times
- Coronavirus, Oil Prices Send Shockwaves Through Houston Real Estate – Wall Street Journal
- How Coronavirus Has Affected Real Estate – New York Times
- ‘Golden Gates’ Review: Build It Here, Build It Now – Wall Street Journal
- Home Value Growth Accelerated in February, Ending a 21-Month Slowdown (February 2020 Market Report) – Zillow
- S housing market shows strength before coronavirus outbreak – Reuters
- Federal ‘Fair Housing’ Policy Set for a Major Overhaul – Reason
On other countries:
On cross-country:
On the US:
- America’s inequitable housing system is completely unprepared for coronavirus – Brookings
- Information From Past Pandemics, And What We Can Learn: A Literature Review – Zillow
- Buying a Home During a Pandemic – New York Times
- Coronavirus,
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Posted by Prakash Loungani at 5:00 AM
Labels: Global Housing Watch
Friday, March 13, 2020
On cross-country:
- Europe’s great house price boom continues, but sharp slowdown in North America, the Middle East and most of Asia-Pacific – Global Property Guide
- World’s priciest homes: How Australian house prices compare to the rest of the world – RealEstate
On the US:
- Urbanization and its Discontents – NBER
- The housing affordability crisis is a reality: Lawmakers need to act, but responsibly – The Hill
- Real Estate and the Wealth of a Nation – American Institute for Economic Research
- Housing Finance At A Glance: A Monthly Chartbook, February 2020 – Urban Institute
- However You Measure It, Parents of White College Graduates Are about 10 Times Wealthier Than Their Black Counterparts – Urban Institute
- The Termination of LIBOR An Update on Implications for the Mortgage Market – Urban Institute
- Institutional Investors Brought Higher Home Prices and Lower Vacancies to the Housing Recovery – Urban Institute
- Five Facts about Our Housing Supply Explain High Rents and Home Prices – Urban Institute
- Is housing a better investment than education? – Quartz
- Plunging Mortgage Rates Might Not End U.S. Housing Doldrums – Wall Street Journal
- Coronavirus Looms Over Crucial Spring Season for Housing Market – Wall Street Journal
On other countries:
On cross-country:
- Europe’s great house price boom continues, but sharp slowdown in North America, the Middle East and most of Asia-Pacific – Global Property Guide
- World’s priciest homes: How Australian house prices compare to the rest of the world – RealEstate
On the US:
- Urbanization and its Discontents – NBER
- The housing affordability crisis is a reality: Lawmakers need to act,
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Posted by Prakash Loungani at 5:00 AM
Labels: Global Housing Watch
Friday, March 6, 2020
On cross-country:
On the US:
- The Great Wall Street Housing Grab – New York Times
- How the Democratic Candidates Would Tackle the Housing Crisis – New York Times
- How Bloomberg, Sanders and Warren Responded to a Survey on Housing – New York Times
- Evidence Shows Military Service Reduces the Racial Homeownership Gap – Urban Institute
- Why Do Black College Graduates Have a Lower Homeownership Rate Than White People Who Dropped Out of High School? – Urban Institute
- Reverse Mortgage Use Differs by Race and Ethnicity. Here’s Why It Matters – Urban Institute
- Is the Sudden Increase in Black Homeownership Too Good to Be True? – Urban Institute
- Breaking Down the Black-White Homeownership Gap – Urban Institute
- Vacant “Zombie” Foreclosures Increase to 3.1 Percent Nationwide – ATTOM
- For Those Living in Public Housing, It’s a Long Way to Work – Citylab
- Housing Discrimination and Pollution Exposures in the United States – NBER
- Does Information About Climate Risk Affect Property Values? – NBER
- Vote Warren for a Pro-Housing President – Harvard Political Review
- Digging Deeper into the Story: The Widespread Implications of the Growth in High Income Renters on Low- and Middle-Income Renter Households – Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies
On other countries:
On cross-country:
On the US:
- The Great Wall Street Housing Grab – New York Times
- How the Democratic Candidates Would Tackle the Housing Crisis – New York Times
- How Bloomberg, Sanders and Warren Responded to a Survey on Housing – New York Times
- Evidence Shows Military Service Reduces the Racial Homeownership Gap – Urban Institute
- Why Do Black College Graduates Have a Lower Homeownership Rate Than White People Who Dropped Out of High School?
Read the full article…
Posted by Prakash Loungani at 5:00 AM
Labels: Global Housing Watch