North America: Price of Goods in US$, which in US would Cost $1
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: Currency +/- valuation index
This is a cost of living indicator. The figure shows how much how much a bundle of goods and services costing US$1 in the US would cost in other countries (similar to The Economist's Big Mac Index).
To arrive at the figure, the Global Property Guide takes the difference between the IMF's nominal GDP figures, and their purchasing power parity GDP figures for the latest year available.
Note that currency undervaluation (as measured by PPP) is not a good predictor of future currency movements.
These cost of living indicators refer to data collected annually (for date of collection, see Data FAQ )
Source: calculated using figures from the IMF World Economic Outlook Database
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.
JULY 2008
MAY 2008
- Megacities: boundless growth? (pdf) - Deutsche Bank research
- International residential review (pdf) - Knight Frank
APRIL 2008
- What 1 million Euros buys in worldwide homes - Forbes
- Real Estate Growth Firm Despite Crisis - The St. Petersburg Times
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
