Highlights in this issue:
Focus: Assessing the dynamics of house prices in the euro area
Fiscal decentralisation and fiscal discipline
Taxation of housing
Risk and uncertainty in euro area sovereign debt markets
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The theme of the joint conference between the Reserve Bank of Australia and the Bank for International Settlements in 2012 was ‘Property Markets and Financial Stability’. The conference brought together senior central bankers and leading academics to discuss important policy issues concerning property markets and financial stability. Discussions focused on several important topics, [...] Posted on December 10th, 2012
Despite remaining economic pressures, both internal and external, some national uncertainty has been resolved with the election. Continued slow US economic growth remains a driver for commercial real estate demand. Source: UBS |
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Does homeownership influence stockholding?
Topics: investment, real estate markets
Faltering housing markets have been central in exacerbating the global crisis and in prolonging its lacklustre recovery. This column warns that similar troubles may lie ahead. In examining the complex interactions between housing investments and stock market investments, evidence suggests that an increase in housing values reduces equity holdings. This correlation is important, [...]
Real estate – Investing in 2013
Topics: investment, real estate markets
With the main corners of the global markets vulnerable to ongoing uncertainty and deteriorating economic performance, investors continue to seek safety wherever available. The issues that affect real estate today are similar to those in other asset classes: low spreads for quality exposure such as core real estate and high spreads for risk [...]