North America: Economic Competitiveness Rating
Regional Stats
- Sq. M. Prices
- Rental Yields
- Rents
- Price/Rent Ratio
- Price/GDP per Cap
- Buy/Sell Costs
- Rental Income Tax
- Capital Gains Tax
- Price Change 1 yr
- Price Change 5 yrs
- Price Change 10 yrs
- Landlord & Tenant Law
- GDP Per Capita
- GDP/Cap Growth 1 yr
- GDP/Cap Growth 5 yrs
- Economic Freedom
- Ec. Freedom 5 yrs
- Competitiveness
- Property Rights Index
- Currency +/- Value
- Taxes on Residents
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North America: Economic growth competiveness index
The Growth Competitiveness Index (GCI), aims to quantify the quality of the macroeconomic environment, the state of a country’s public institutions, and its level of technological readiness.
Higher competitiveness scores are more desirable:
- Very High – 5.51 to 7
- High – 4.51 to 5.50
- Moderate – 3.51 to 4.50
- Low - 3.01 to 3.50
- Very Low – 0 to 3.00
Source: World Economic Forum
North American statistics. The quality of house price statistics in Canada and in the United States is exceptionally good. Many time-series are available both in the US and in Canada, both for house prices and rents.
SEPTEMBER 2008
- Morte countries registering falls - Knight Frank
JULY 2008
MAY 2008
- Megacities: boundless growth? (pdf) - Deutsche Bank research
- International residential review (pdf) - Knight Frank
APRIL 2008
Regional Reports
- Gloomy days ahead for Asia's housing markets
Apr 18, 2008 - The pros and cons of rent control
Apr 10, 2008 - Buying a piece of the Caribbean
Mar 26, 2008 - Most expensive cities in 2008
Jan 15, 2008 - Global housing markets in review and some forecasts for 2008
Dec 19, 2007 - Housing transaction costs in the OECD
Aug 10, 2007 - Global housing boom shifts focus
Jul 26, 2007 - The move to the sun
Nov 20, 2006 - The global property housing boom
Oct 03, 2006 - Is the global housing boom over
Aug 24, 2006
