House prices
Finnish regulators need more macro-pru, deputy governor says
Current toolkit is not sufficient to deal with rising levels of household indebtedness
No-deal Brexit could hit UK harder than global financial crisis, BoE says
Latest analysis from the UK central bank says growth could plummet 8% in the event of a no deal
Bank of Canada steps up financial stability research efforts
Economy faces risks from in-household debt, housing and cyber attacks, senior policy adviser says
IMF concerned over Iceland’s inflation metrics
Inflation excluding housing near 60-year low for 2017, IMF reports
Atlanta Fed launches new rental market data tool
The affordability tracker sheds a new light on how many households in the region are struggling to find affordable housing
Housing bottlenecks could boost eurozone inflation – ECB paper says
Labour shortage, scarcity of building land, and administrative hurdles could limit supply
Private debt and housing prices are main financial challenges in Norway
Rising commercial property prices also a potential threat to financial stability, central bank says
RBA governor welcomes housing market slowdown
Lowe says slower credit growth is “positive”, as wider economy heats up
Non-linear mortgage features can impact policymaking – BoE paper
Non-linear features of mortgages impact policymaking in a DSGE model, the authors find
Equities pushing US wealth inequality - Minneapolis Fed paper
Wealth inequality boosted by record-high stocks and slower growth in house prices, paper finds
BoE lifts rates despite signs of a global weakening
MPC votes unanimously to raise rates to 0.75%
Housing bubbles can boost credit supply, Spanish paper finds
Evidence of Spanish housing bubble show banks boosting credit supply, researchers say
Bank of Thailand: housing market oversupply needs monitoring
Oversupply is pushing down prices, but developers continue to rack up debt
Singapore moves to curb private housing boom
Buyers have to pay higher taxes and face tougher loan-to-value limits
Demographics shaping Australian housing market – RBA’s Heath
Different housing markets are shaped by patterns of population growth, senior economist says
NY Fed research ‘stress tests’ household balance sheets
Authors say it is “crucial” to track household leverage; vulnerability in the US “remains elevated”
Housing inequality creates credit inequality – NY Fed’s Hirtle
Older people with less need of credit have seen the value of their collateral rise more
Norway’s pension fund suffers volatile first quarter
Fund loses $21 billion amid market gyrations but real estate proves its worth
Chinese housing markets need to make ‘painful adjustment’ – IMF paper
Authors suggest governments set up body to ensure liquidity is available for housing market if prices fall suddenly
Synchronisation of global house prices poses new risks – IMF
Macro-prudential housing policies may be affected by global movements, researchers say
Prudential curbs on lending are working – RBA report
Central bank says concerns over riskier forms of lending “have eased”
Former governor: Life lessons from Taiwan
Perng Fai-nan, former governor of the Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan), shares key insights upon accepting Central Banking’s Lifetime achievement award
Financial conditions in Denmark tighten in Q1
Implementation of new mortgage lending regulation is the main cause of credit reduction
Norway maintains countercyclical capital buffer at 2%
Norges Bank advises the government not to reduce the buffer because of high household debt