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New Zealand: Key Sectors
New Zealand’s Unemployment Rate Falls to 6.3% in Q4 2011
New Zealand's House Prices Hold Steady in January
New Zealand : Pacific : Asia/Pacific : Macroeconomy : Real Estate : Sectors and Industries :
Vietnam: Key Sectors
High Interest Rates and Limited Lending Continue to Dampen Vietnam's Property Market
Southeast Asia : Vietnam : Asia/Pacific : Macroeconomy : Real Estate :
Indonesia: Key Sectors
Indonesia's New Roadblocks Put Foreign Investment at Risk
Why Does Indonesia's Oil and Gas Sector Continue to Underperform?
Indonesia : Southeast Asia : Asia/Pacific : Macroeconomy : Markets : Real Estate : Sectors and Industries :
Singapore: Key Sectors
Singapore’s Private Home Prices Fall in Q1; Are Government Cooling Measures Working?
Singapore : Southeast Asia : Asia/Pacific : Macroeconomy : Real Estate : Sectors and Industries :
Hong Kong: Key Sectors
Hong Kong Property Market Softens Pace of Rise: Bubble Taking Pause?
Hong Kong : Northeast Asia : Asia/Pacific : Finance and Banking : Macroeconomy : Markets : Commercial : Real Estate : Real Estate and Mortgage Finance : Residential :
Australia: Key Sectors
Australia's Housing Market Shows Renewed Signs of Weakness
Australia's Carbon Tax Passes Lower House; Legislation to Face Opposition in Upper House
Australia : Pacific : Asia/Pacific : Macroeconomy : Real Estate :
Europe
United Kingdom: Real Estate Market
UK: Largest Drop in Commercial Real Estate Following EZ Headwinds
United Kingdom : Europe : Geostrategy : Macroeconomy : Real Estate :
Ireland: Fiscal Policy
Ireland: Leading Think Tank Calls for Faster Deficit Reduction
Further Stages of Ireland's 2011 Budget Passed Into Legislation
Eurozone : Ireland : Europe : Geostrategy : Macroeconomy : Fiscal Policy : Foreign and Domestic Political Risk : Growth Outlook and Business Cycle : Monetary Policy and Inflation : Real Estate :
Middle East and Africa
North America
Canada: Banking Sector
Canadian Banks Get Kudos From Financial Stability Board and Fitch
Canadian Banks: Strong in Q4 2011 Despite Weak Capital Markets
Canada : North America : Finance and Banking : Macroeconomy : Current Financial Crisis : Real Estate : Real Estate and Mortgage Finance : Systemic Risk, Vulnerabilities and Asset Bubbles :
United States: Real Estate
U.S. Existing Home Sales Rebound in April; Home Prices Gain
U.S. Housing Starts Rebound; Building Permits Decline in April
United States : North America : Finance and Banking : Macroeconomy : Real Estate : Real Estate and Mortgage Finance : Residential :
Canada: Real-Estate Sector
Canadian Housing Is Stabilizing
Will New Regulations Help Canadian Property Achieve a Soft Landing?
Canada : North America : Finance and Banking : Macroeconomy : Commercial : Real Estate : Real Estate and Mortgage Finance : Residential :
United States: Commercial Real Estate Loans and Mortgage-Backed Securities (CMBS)
Commercial Real Estate Loss Estimates
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (CMBS): Fundamentals
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Economic Research
Economic Research
What’s on Nouriel’s Mind: Let’s Get Back to the Economic Fundamentals
By Mar 13, 2012
North America Weekly
In a Data-Heavy Week, Keep an Eye on U.S. GDI and Services Spending
By Feb 27, 2012
North America Weekly
Revising Up the U.S. Growth Outlook; Managing Canada’s Expectations for 2012
By Feb 13, 2012
North America Weekly
January FOMC Changes; U.S. Q4 GDP to Show Slower Final Sales; Canadian Inflation Heading Back to Target
By Jan 23, 2012
Asia Weekly
India Monetary Policy; Japan Exports and Inflation; Singapore IP and Inflation
By Jan 19, 2012
Economic Research
Declining Finances Leave Canadian Households Vulnerable in the Long Term
By Dec 20, 2011
Economic Research
Chronicles of a Crash Foretold: Updating RGE’s Medium-Term Scenarios for China
By Dec 16, 2011
North America Weekly
U.S. Manufacturing, Monetary Policy and Payrolls; Canada GDP and Retail Sales
By Nov 28, 2011
North America Weekly
U.S. Inflation, Retail Sales and Housing; Canada Trade, Budget and Inflation
By Nov 14, 2011
North America Weekly
U.S. Jobs and Spending: Better, but Watch the Trend Into Q4; Canadian Labor Market Surges, Moderation Ahead
By Oct 10, 2011
North America Weekly
Fed Policy: Keep Those Expectations in Check; Inflation Not a Game Changer for Bank of Canada
By Sep 26, 2011
Global Economic Outlook
Middle East and North Africa Outlook Update: Global Storm Exacerbates Transition
By Sep 21, 2011
North America Weekly
U.S. Recession Watch; Canadian Consumer Spending and Monetary Policy
By Aug 22, 2011
North America Weekly
U.S. Leading Indicators Point South; Canada Suffers Trade and Growth Lull
By Aug 15, 2011
Global Economic Outlook
Switzerland Outlook Update: Continued Franc Strength to Dent Economic Growth
By Jul 29, 2011
North America Weekly
U.S. Eyes on Q2 GDP; Canada: Q2 GDP to Slow; Q4 Hike in the Cards
By Jul 25, 2011
Europe Weekly
UK Monetary Policy; Eurozone Inflation; Swedish Households; Eastern European Banks; Turkish Consumer Confidence; Polish Manufacturing
By Jul 22, 2011
North America Weekly
U.S. Trade, Consumption and Weak Macroeconomic Data Show Downside for H2—Stay Tuned; Bank of Canada—No Move Until Q4 2011
By Jul 18, 2011
North America Weekly
U.S.: A Weak ISM and FOMC Musings; Canada: Strong Inflation For Now
By Jun 27, 2011
North America Weekly
Revising Up Our U.S. Core Inflation Outlook; Brief Consumer Spending Recovery for Canada Amid Falling Labor Productivity
By Jun 20, 2011
Global Economic Outlook
Middle East and North Africa Outlook Update: Politics Breed Divergence
By Jun 17, 2011
Global Economic Outlook
Gulf Cooperation Council Outlook Update: Stability Focus Brings Economic Boom
By Jun 17, 2011
North America Weekly
U.S. CPI Gains Will Temper in Q2; Canadian Job Creation Set to Moderate after Peaking in Q1
By Jun 13, 2011
North America Weekly
Q2 Off to a Soft Start for U.S., Bank of Canada Slow to Normalize
By May 31, 2011
Europe Weekly
ECB Collateral Holdings; German Dynamics; UK Corporates; Turkish Monetary Policy; Polish Consumption; Hungarian Mortgage Relief
By May 27, 2011
North America Weekly
Eyes on the CPIs: A Close Look at Headline and Core Inflation in the U.S. and Canada
By May 16, 2011
Europe Weekly
Shrinking Eurozone Liquidity; Russia's Banking Worries; Icesave Implications
By May 6, 2011
North America Weekly
FOMC Takes Center Stage in U.S.; Q1 Sets Tone For Slowing Canadian Growth
By Apr 25, 2011
North America Weekly
U.S. Q1 GDP Forecast Gets a Downgrade as Canada's Prospects Remain Bright
By Apr 18, 2011
North America Weekly
U.S. Durable Goods and Other Data Cast a Shadow on Q1 GDP; Political Challenges in Canada
By Mar 28, 2011
Economic Research
Global Financials Quarterly: Bank Earnings Face the Music as Stimulus Fades
By Mar 25, 2011
North America Weekly
U.S. Core Inflation to Remain Contained; Canada's Spending Strong
By Mar 21, 2011
North America Weekly
U.S. Q1 GDP Tracking a Softer Read; No Inflation Worries for Canadian Central Bank
By Mar 14, 2011
North America Weekly
U.S. Retail Sales to Improve, Housing Starts Modest in Busy Data Week; Commodities Demand Poses Upside Risk for Canada
By Feb 14, 2011
Economic Research
U.S. Retail Sales to Improve, Housing Starts Modest in Busy Data Week
By Feb 14, 2011
North America Weekly
U.S. GDP Ends 2010 on Better Note; Canada Upgrades Growth Estimates
By Jan 24, 2011
North America Weekly
U.S.: 2010 in Review; Canada: Soft Landing in Housing and Employment
By Jan 10, 2011
North America Weekly
Will the Fed Allow Rising Borrowing Costs?; Sonata Forms in the Treasury Market
By Dec 20, 2010
North America Weekly
U.S.: Fiscal Measures Mean Stronger Growth Outlook in 2011; Could Canada Have an Investment Surge?
By Dec 13, 2010
Economic Research
Upgrading Our U.S. Growth Forecasts for 2011: A Preview of Our Forthcoming U.S. Economic Outlook
By Dec 6, 2010
Economic Research
Comparing Spain With Ireland and Other PIIGS: Better in Some Ways, More at Risk in Others
By Nov 25, 2010
North America Weekly
U.S.: Fed on the Defensive; Canada: Retail Sales Still a Bright Spot?
By Nov 22, 2010
North America Weekly
U.S.: Lower Chance of 'W,' But Long Road to Recovery; Canada: Trade Balance Stays in Red
By Nov 15, 2010
Economic Research
Can Home Demand in India Catch Up With Rising Prices and Investment?
By Oct 21, 2010
Economic Research
Policy Measures Could Limit—But Not Prevent—Seoul’s Real Estate Correction
By Oct 21, 2010
North America Weekly
U.S.: Parsing the FOMC; Canada: Soft Labor Market Is Here to Stay
By Oct 11, 2010
North America Weekly
U.S. Consumer Spending Better in Q3; Canada's Labor Market to Downshift
By Oct 4, 2010
Economic Research
U.S. Consumer Spending Better in Q3; Dollar Retains its Reserve Share
By Oct 4, 2010
North America Weekly
U.S.: FOMC Poised to Step Up, Home Prices Step Down; Canada: Confirming Weaker Start to H2
By Sep 27, 2010
Economic Research
North America Focus: Weak U.S. Data Spark 'Race to the Bottom'; Canada's Consumers Still Cool
By Aug 23, 2010
Economic Research
North America Focus: U.S. Economy Proceeds Sluggishly; U.S. and Canadian Labor Markets Examined
By Aug 2, 2010
Economic Research
Europe Weekly Spotlight: EZ Corporate Credit Conditions; Inflation Risks in Russia
By Jul 30, 2010
Economic Research
Mounting Job Losses Will Hurt Consumption, Housing, Banks’ Balance Sheets, Public Finances and Lead to Protectionist Pressures
By Jul 14, 2009
Economic Research
Obama's Homeowner Affordability and Stability Plan: A Band-Aid for the Foreclosure Crisis
By Feb 26, 2009
Economic Research
U.S. Housing Sector Far From Bottoming Out, Needs Government Intervention
By Jan 6, 2009
Economic Research
Is Purchasing $700 billion of Toxic Assets the Best Way to Recapitalize the Financial System? No! It is Rather a Disgrace and Rip-Off Benefitting only the Shareholders and Unsecured Creditors of Banks
By Sep 28, 2008
Economic Research
HOME (Home Owners’ Mortgage Enterprise): A 10 Step Plan to Resolve the Financial Crisis
By Sep 24, 2008
Economic Research
We Need a New HOLC - More Than a New RTC or RFC - to Provide Massive Debt Relief to the Household Sector. We Need to Create the HOME (Home Owners' Mortgage Enterprise)
By Sep 19, 2008
Economic Research
U.S. Housing Retention Bill: How Effective in Stabilizing the U.S. Housing Market?
By Sep 19, 2008
Economic Research
Insolvency of the Fannie and Freddie Predicted Here Two Years Ago. What Happens Next? Or How to Avoid the “Mother of All Bailouts”
By Jul 11, 2008
Economic Research
Broad Support Among Economists and Experts of the Goal of Providing Mortgage Debt Relief to Distressed Borrowers
By May 15, 2008
Economic Research
Why the Frank-Dodd Proposal for Resolving the Mortgage Crisis Makes Sense and Why the Threatened Veto of This Legislation by the White House is Reckless
By May 13, 2008
Economic Research
The Direct Link Between Housing and Consumption: Wealth Effect and Home Equity Withdrawal
By Apr 14, 2007
Economic Research
Eight Market Spins About Housing by Perma-Bull Spin-Doctors... and the Reality of the Coming Ugliest Housing Bust Ever
By Aug 26, 2006
Economic Research
The Biggest Slump in U.S. Housing in the Last 40 Years... or 53 Years?
By Aug 23, 2006
EconoMonitors
Dan Alpert's Two Cents
Talking to Reuters About U.S. Existing Home Sales and the Non-Recovery in the Housing Market
Mar 21, 2012
Great Leap Forward
THE $7 TRILLION DOLLAR QUESTION THAT HAUNTS BANKS: When Will the Obama Administration Recognize that MERS Destroyed the Chain of Title Making All Foreclosures Suspect?
Mar 16, 2012
Peterson Institute for International Economics
Chinese Household Wealth and the Housing Market
Mar 12, 2012
United States Channel
No Longer Home Sweet Home: The Ongoing Housing Crisis and the End of an Era
Feb 28, 2012
United States Channel
John O’Brien: Mortgage Settlement Fails to Address Banking Criminal Enterprise
Feb 23, 2012
United States Channel
Michael Olenick: Shocking Economic Insight – Mass Foreclosures Will Drive Down Home Prices
Feb 20, 2012
United States Channel
Quelle Surprise! Taxpayers Will Be Paying for Part of Mortgage Settlement
Feb 17, 2012
RGE Analysts
RGE's Prajakta Bhide CNTV Video Discussing QE3, U.S. Home Sales and Growth
Feb 16, 2012
United States Channel
Quelle Surprise! Administration and State Attorneys General Lied, Mortgage Settlement Release Described as “Broad”
Feb 14, 2012
Finance & Markets Channel
Mortgage Settlement as Attorney General Sellout: Deal Is Not Done, and Final Version Guaranteed to Be Worse Than Advertised
Feb 12, 2012
Dan Alpert's Two Cents
Alpert Fox Business Video - Can Obama’s Refinance Plan Help Housing Market?
Feb 9, 2012
United States Channel
The Top Twelve Reasons Why You Should Hate the Mortgage Settlement
Feb 9, 2012
Finance & Markets Channel
Schneiderman MERS Suit and HUD’s Donovan Remarks Confirm That Mortgage “Settlement” Is a Stealth Bank Bailout
Feb 6, 2012
United States Channel
Why Is the Normally Astute Taibbi Sounding Like a Hopey Dopey Liberal on the Mortgage Settlement?
Feb 1, 2012
Finance & Markets Channel
ProPublica’s Off Base Charges About Freddie Mac’s Mortgage “Bets”
Jan 31, 2012
Dan Alpert's Two Cents
Our Friday Think Tank Discussion on Bloomberg’s “Taking Stock with Pimm Fox,” with Two Steve’s – Wood and Blitz
Jan 22, 2012
United States Channel
Obama to Try Better Smoke and Mirrors to Address Housing Market Woes
Jan 19, 2012
Great Leap Forward
MORTGAGE FRAUD REVISITED: Why Did the Fed Pump and Dump US Real Estate Markets?
Jan 17, 2012
Dan Alpert's Two Cents
Today's U.S. New Home Starts and Permits Numbers: "Who Knows What Evil Lurks? The Shadow Knows"
Dec 20, 2011
United States Channel
Who Caused the Housing Crisis? Why Do People Not Believe All the Studies?
Nov 15, 2011
Latin America Channel
U.S. Housing and Labor Pains—Central America and the Caribbean Feeling the Pinch Too
Nov 14, 2011
Peterson Institute for International Economics
The Link Between China’s Property Market and Local Government Finances
Oct 31, 2011
United States Channel
The Data That the Economy Is Not So Hot Is Getting Harder to Ignore
Oct 18, 2011
United States Channel
Quelle Surprise! Consumer Confidence Falls on Oil Prices, Housing, Job Outlook
Jun 1, 2011
Asia Channel
Houses Most Overvalued in Australia and Hong Kong, Most Undervalued in Japan
Mar 15, 2011
Nouriel Roubini's Global EconoMonitor
Steve Forbes Interviews Nouriel Roubini on the U.S. and Global Economy
Jan 24, 2011
Asia Channel
Getting the Diagnosis Right: Avoiding a Housing Price Bubble in Hong Kong SAR
Dec 21, 2010
Geostrategy Channel
Treasury Bars Use of TARP Funds to Help Borrowers Facing Foreclosure
Dec 10, 2010
Nouriel Roubini's Global EconoMonitor
Roubini NYT DealBook Interview - U.S. Real Estate Problems are 'Underappreciated'
Dec 7, 2010
Finance & Markets Channel
More on the Peculiar Pimco, BlackRock, New York Fed Putback Letter to Countrywide
Oct 25, 2010
Finance & Markets Channel
Morgenson Sort of Acknowledges Problems with Residential MBS Rights to Foreclose
Oct 24, 2010
Finance & Markets Channel
Do Underwater Homeowners Have Zero Cost Option on Home Prices?
Oct 19, 2010
Finance & Markets Channel
Foreclosure Delays Are Not a Problem – Unless We Make Them One
Oct 15, 2010
Finance & Markets Channel
Foreclosure Crisis Finally Hitting Banks Where it Hurts: Their Stock Prices
Oct 15, 2010
Finance & Markets Channel
Josh Rosner: “Could Violations of PSA’s Dwarf Lehman Weekend?”
Oct 13, 2010
Finance & Markets Channel
Bank Disinformation I: PR Machine in Overdrive on Foreclosure Fraud Front
Oct 11, 2010
Geostrategy Channel
MERS Enters Self-Preservation Mode, Issues Press Release To "Clarify" Its Role In Foreclosure Fraud
Oct 10, 2010
Finance & Markets Channel
Debunking Banks’ “Procedural Problems” Defense on the Foreclosure Crisis
Oct 10, 2010
Finance & Markets Channel
DC Waking Up to Escalating Foreclosure Train Wreck: Grayson Calls for FSOC to Examine Foreclosure Fraud as Systemic Risk
Oct 7, 2010
Finance & Markets Channel
Orwell Watch: “Structural Unemployment” as Excuse to Do Nothing
Sep 26, 2010
Finance & Markets Channel
How Serious Is the GMAC Problem? Pretty Serious and Not Just GMAC
Sep 21, 2010
Don't Shoot the Messenger
Do the Latest European Bank Lending Numbers Reveal a Major Headache Looming For the ECB?
Jul 30, 2010
Finance & Markets Channel
Mortgage Originators Everywhere Seeing Red As Freddie 30 Year Mortgage Hits Fresh All Time Low Of 4.54%
Jul 29, 2010
United States Channel
Fischisms: Putting Our Crystal Ball Aside and Connecting the Dots… Factors Which Determine the Impact of CRE Loan Defaults on the Economy
Jun 9, 2010
RGE Analysts
Fox Business Interview with RGE's Rachel Ziemba Discussing China's Bubbles
Mar 15, 2010
Geostrategy Channel
Stopping Counter-Productive Mortgage Mods and Foreclosure Abatements
Jan 5, 2010
Europe Channel
If the UK Economy is Still in Recession, why are London House Prices Hitting New Records?
Oct 23, 2009
Don't Shoot the Messenger
Twenty Percent of Spanish Mortgages Now Considered to be High Risk
Aug 18, 2009
Daily Digest
Analysis
Residential Real Estate Loans Grow by P13 Billion Last Year
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas May 21, 2012
Analysis
Sales Prices of Residential Buildings in 70 Medium and Large-sized Cities in April
National Bureau of Statistics May 18, 2012
Analysis
Primary residential prices to continue to fall in Q1 2012
Knight Frank via HKTDC May 17, 2012
Analysis
Kuwait Economic Brief: Real estate sales up 24% y/y in Q1...Credit growth improves in March...
National Bank of Kuwait May 2012
News
Residential market back on track: Condominiums gain in popularity post-flood
Bangkok Post May 17, 2012
Blogs
Africa’s real estate and construction opportunities cannot be ignored
How We Made it in Africa May 11, 2012
News
Tanzania govt signs off huge tracts of land to foreign investors in secret deals
The East African (Nairobi) May 12, 2012
Analysis
Exposure to Real Estate of U/KBs & TBs Continues to Rise in 2011
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas March 23, 2012
Analysis
Leumi Economic Weekly May 9, 2012: Sales of new housing units built within the private sector have been stable, while the inventory of unsold units has increased moderately
Bank Leumi May 09, 2012
News
Budget Provides Opportunity to Boost Ailing Approvals
Housing Industry Association May 07, 2012
Analysis
House prices – QI 2012: Australian house price decline continues
Commonwealth Bank May 01, 2012
Analysis
House Price Indexes: Eight Capital Cities, Mar 2012
Australian Bureau of Statistics May 01, 2012
Analysis
Kuwait Real Estate Activity: Steady sales activity in March, Q1 total sales up 24% y/y
National Bank of Kuwait May 01, 2012
Analysis
Differentiated policies launched at the beginning of the peak housing sales season
CITIC Securities Apr 30, 2012
Analysis
New Home Sales signal need for large rate cut, says HIA
Housing Industry Association Apr 30, 2012
News
S Korea Industrial Output Unexpectedly Contracts 3.1% In March
The Wall Street Journal Apr 30, 2012
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