Pacific: Economic Freedom Rating
Regional Stats
- Sq. M. Prices
- Rental Yields
- Rents
- Price/Rent Ratio
- 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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Pacific: Economic freedom rating
Scores are from 0 to 100, higher scores are more desirable i.e. more conducive to economic growth. The lower the score, the greater the level of government interference in the economy and the less economic freedom a country enjoys.
- Free— 80 - 100;
- Mostly Free— 70 - 79.9;
- Moderately Free— 60 - 69.9;
- Mostly Unfree— 50 to 59.9; and
- Repressed— 0 - 49.9.
Source: The Heritage Foundation and the Wall Street Journal
Statistics for the Pacific Region. The bright spots in the Pacific are Australia and New Zealand, both countries which publish excellent house price statistics, as well as very good general economics statistics.
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
- World's up and coming real estate markets - Forbes
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 - Global housing boom shifts focus
Jul 26, 2007 - The global property housing boom
Oct 03, 2006 - Is the global housing boom over
Aug 24, 2006
