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☆ The housing markets could crash in Canada, New Zealand, and Australia. They're 3 cautionary tales for the US.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-09 | by ( Alcynna Lloyd | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Global real estate markets have been in overdrive during the Covid-19 pandemic. The US housing market shares some of their problems, and it's a cautionary tale for us. In countries across the globe, rapid home price growth fueled by lackluster housing supply and robust investor activity have distorted local housing ecosystems — especially in Canada, New Zealand and Australia. As New Zeleand's housing crisis escalates, The Guardian reports that less and less of the nation's young buyers can afford home purchases. Economic volatility stunts buyer demand in AustraliaAustralia has not escaped the housing slowdown gripping global real estate markets.

☆ The corporate landlords buying up America's houses are hiring high-profile PR execs and lobbying Washington regulators to convince opponents they're not the bad guys
▼ + stars: | 2022-05-28 | by ( James Rodriguez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Corporate owners of single-family homes face mounting criticism as their presence grows. Organizers from the Center for Public Democracy stood atop the stage at the Park Hyatt hotel in Washington, DC, where they interrupted a conference for owners of single-family rental homes. Institutional owners of single-family homes have typically preferred to operate quietly. In the decade-plus since the financial crisis, institutional investors have poured billions of dollars into acquiring and developing single-family homes for rent. It's for that reason that Howard is concerned about homeowners associations barring investors from buying homes in certain neighborhoods.

☆ Canada's housing bubble is a cautionary tale for the US real-estate market
▼ + stars: | 2022-04-13 | by ( Alcynna Lloyd | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Canada's housing market is in overdrive as prices soar to record highs. The US housing market is starting to resemble Canada's — that should be a cautionary tale for all. As housing affordability plummets in Canada, it's hard to ignore the similarities to the US real-estate market. As affordability plunges in Canada, it stands as a reminder of how inventory can offset a real-estate market. The solution for both countries, Dietz said, is simple in theory but difficult in practice: "The key to improving housing affordability is increasing inventory."

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