Abodes well? The housing crash that wasn’t

<p>Much to the chagrin of hopeful first-time buyers, <a href="https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2023/06/12/is-the-global-housing-slump-over?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">property prices</a> remain stubbornly high across the West. Our correspondent explains why housing is defying the laws of financial gravity. A new diamond deal in <a href="https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2023/06/08/botswana-an-african-success-story-looks-ever-less-exceptional?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Botswana</a> risks jeopardizing the country’s sparkling record. And why a failed crop of peaches will not cripple America’s Peach State.</p><br><p>Please take a moment to fill out our listener survey: <a href="http://economist.com/podcastsurvey" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.economist.com/podcastsurvey</a>&nbsp;</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>