The baseline outlook is subject to a number of downside risks. The interaction of household and bank balance sheets linked through changes in house prices makes the outlook subject to unusually large uncertainty. A drop in house prices in excess…
It is blowing up in exactly the same way that Ireland, Greece and Portugal did — except on a slightly longer fuse. Bron: Marketwatch
De Amerikaanse huizenprijzen lagen in maart 10,5% hoger dan een jaar geleden. Het is de grootste stijging op jaarbasis in zeven jaar tijd. Bron: FD.nl Lees ook:
Met dank aan de Dallas Fed heb ik zojuist prijsindices toe kunnen voegen van een hoop westerse landen. Deze indices vind je terug onder de menu-optie ‘Internationale prijsontwikkelingen’. Om te vieren dat deze data is toegevoegd ook meteen twee nieuwe kaartjes.…
“It’s broadly accepted nowadays that China still lives under the banner of ‘communism’ despite capitalist markets playing an increasing role in society. In Britain and America – at least where the housing market is concerned – the reverse process seems…
More than a decade ago, the Dutch central bank recognized the dangers of this euphoria, but its warnings went unheeded. Only last year did the new government, under conservative-liberal Prime Minister Mark Rutte, amend the generous tax loopholes, which gradually…
Economist geeft commentaar op het advies van het IMF aan Nederland: The government needs to push through structural reforms in the housing and labour markets, let house prices fall and banks deleverage. Straightening out the kinks in the Dutch economy…
The ongoing but necessary deleveraging of household and bank balance sheets will continue to weigh on economic activity over the medium term. A pick-up in activity is predicated on a bottoming out of the housing market and a reduction in…
Kijk, zo kan het dus ook: Omdat in de grote steden de huren stijgen, is het volgens hem zaak dat er meer wordt gebouwd in stedelijke centra. Dat vergroot de keuze en heeft een dempend effect op de huren. Bron:…
Irresponsible policies, over-mortgaged nation Since the 1980s, the government has aggressively promoted homeownership, offering generous mortgage subsidies. The Dutch fiscal regime allows full tax deductibility of most mortgage interest payments at the marginal tax rate. Bron: GlobalPropertyGuide