Real estate speculation
Fast-Rising Rents: Cause or Effect of Institutional Real Estate Investors?
More media attention for the growing influence of large, institutional investors on the housing market.
The Dutch to Crack Down on Large Investors in the Housing Market
Several Dutch cities are planning to limit the reach of large investors in the housing market by limiting the resale of cheap or mid-priced homes.
S.F. Bay Area Cooperative Offers New Affordable Housing Model
A California cooperative brings together investors to make homeownership more accessible and finance housing projects that help to slow gentrification.
Study: Housing Crisis Stems from Inequality (Not Zoning)
A new paper examines the impacts of broad economic trends—like inequality, job markets, and migration—on housing markets in the nation's major metropolitan areas.
Risky Business: Speculating on the Future of Location of Amazon's HQ2
Real estate investors are willing to gamble on the potential of the future location, still to be determined, of Amazon's second headquarters.
Foreign Ownership Still a Hot Button in Vancouver
A controversial proposal has incited new debate about the causes of Vancouver's skyrocketing housing prices. Potential solutions depend on an accurate diagnosis.
Op-Ed: Vancouver Needs a Land Value Tax
Labor leaders argue that curbing real estate speculation is Vancouver's best chance at lowering housing costs.
Bad Bets on Detroit Housing Speculation
When investors from Belgium and elsewhere snapped up Detroit houses for a song, some of them didn't consider the full picture. The lesson: do your research, and maybe don't invest thousands of miles form home.
China Still Lacking Property Taxes
A growing movement to implement a nationwide property tax in China is meeting resistance from the rich and powerful.
Vancouver Home Sales Nosedive After Foreign Buyer Restrictions Take Effect
A new tax on foreign buyers and a threatened tax on vacant homes have contributed to a significant drop in home sales in October.
Vancouver's Attempt to Preserve Affordable Housing Causes Waves
On August 2nd, a new 15 percent tax on real estate deals with foreign buyers went into effect. The goal was to cool the hyperactive housing market, but the implementation has caught many by surprise.
New York's Luxury Condo Market Suddenly Struggling
New York City's luxury housing market has, rather suddenly, hit the brakes. Crain's New York Business surveys the landscape.
Will Hong Kong's 'Parking Space Bubble' Burst?
In Hong Kong, new government policies to curb real estate speculation in housing markets have led investors to turn elsewhere for quick, lucrative profits - the market for parking spaces.
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