House prices
US housing prices strongly influenced by news, says Bank of Portugal paper
Bank of Portugal study says news shocks explain sizable fraction of variation in house prices and housing investment in the US over the past four decades
Kansas City Fed’s George discusses the mis-pricing of risk
Kansas City Federal Reserve president Esther George says policy-makers face difficult balancing act to boost the housing market and prevent misallocation of capital
RBNZ paper tests performance of house price forecasts
Reserve Bank of New Zealand tests the central bank’s forecasting model against a series of house price models
IMF paper measures longevity of housing cycles
Fund study examines the dynamics of housing market cycles and the length of boom-and-bust periods
RBNZ admits policy response to housing bubble was 'too slow'
Reserve Bank of New Zealand says monetary policy was too slow to react to build-up in housing prices during 2000s
Israeli housing bubble in early stages: Bank of Israel paper
Bank of Israel study shows house price increases in Israel are not exceptionally high relative to past episodes
Financial cycle dynamics: IMF paper
Fund study finds financial cycles tend to be long, severe and highly synchronised within and across countries
HKMA - Monetary and Financial Stability Report (March 2011)
Hong Kong Monetary Authority March 2011 Monetary and Financial Stability Report calls for stringent bank underwriting standards to ease property bubble
Boston Fed: Massachusetts suburb receives housing boost from Boston
A Boston Federal Reserve study shows inner city growth impacts positively on housing recovery in suburban areas
Cleveland Fed: Foreclosure lowers home prices by 1.6%
Cleveland Federal Reserve paper finds effects of foreclosure on house prices larger than previously thought
BoE: UK consumer confidence continues to slump
Bank of England field survey on business conditions shows consumer sentiment slightly weaker in second quarter of 2010 as sales declined