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Can anyone recommend further reading that gives an in-depth analysis of housing costs? There's no end to articles exploring the various political angles, but
by akamaka 11y ago
Can anyone recommend further reading that gives an in-depth analysis of housing costs?
There's no end to articles exploring the various political angles, but what good are those without understanding the underlying economic constraints?
I'd be most interested in sources that use raw data, introduce mathematical models, and take into account measurable factors such as land availability, construction costs, incentives to invest, transportation, and so forth.
- thaumaturgy 11y agoI too would appreciate this (but don't have any suggestions).
- dougmany 11y agoI read a book on local investment and slow money but I can't remember the name of it. It talked about how the stock market has become divorced from putting money back into business creation. How it is just the sum of the money people have laying around. I want to extrapolate that to housing and blame the high values on investment divorced from construction but now I'm just repeating your question.
- pjmorris 11y agoNot a complete answer, but Bill McBride's Calculated Risk blog is an excellent resource for housing analysis (among other things). Follow for awhile, and you'll pick up much of what is needed. [1] www.calculatedriskblog.com