Annual house price changes worldwide

Select country:  AArgentina, Australia, Austria  BBelgium, Bulgaria  CCanada, China, Colombia, Cyprus  DDenmark  EEstonia  FFinland, France  GGermany, Greece  HHong Kong, Hungary  IIndonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy  JJapan  LLatvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg  MMalaysia, Malta  NNetherlands, New Zealand, Norway  PPhilippines, Poland, Portugal  SSingapore, Slovak Republic, Spain, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland  TTaiwan, Thailand  UUnited Kingdom, United States 

 

Singapore

House price change
% change over a year earlier

Residential property price index
  Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2007 4.84 8.28 8.25 6.75
2006 1.52 1.75 2.70 3.83
2005 0.70 0.44 1.30 1.37
% change over a quarter

Source: Urban Redevelopment Authority

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Last updated: April 21, 2008

 

Slovak Republic

House price change
% change over a year earlier

Residential property prices
  Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2007 4.50 7.57 8.93 8.17
2006 5.61 3.81 4.67 2.40
2005   0.06 4.69 2.80
% change over a quarter

Source: National Bank of Slovakia

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Last updated: April 21, 2008

 

Spain

House price change
% change over a year earlier

Average price of open-market appraised housing
  Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2007 1.66 1.53 0.29 1.21
2006 3.47 2.90 0.76 1.74
2005 4.17 4.00 1.64 2.40
% change over a quarter

Source: Banco de Espana

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Last updated: March 26, 2008

 

South Africa

House price change
% change over a year earlier

Average house price in metropolitan and rural areas
  Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2007 4.00 2.80 2.49 1.20
2006 3.42 3.17 3.27 4.48
2005 4.26 4.04 3.93 3.85
% change over a quarter

Source: ABSA

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Last updated: December 19, 2007

 

South Korea

House price change
% change over a year earlier

House price index (2003=100)
  Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2007 1.41 0.26 0.69 0.69
2006 1.38 2.42 0.95 6.47
2005 -0.20 2.67 0.40 1.19
% change over a quarter

Source: Kookmin Bank

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Last updated: March 28, 2008

 

Sweden

House price change
% change over a year earlier

Average value of 1- or 2- dwelling building
  Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2007 0.90 4.93 4.7 0.41
2006 3.25 3.15 3.05 0.68
2005 0.55 3.57 3.98 2.04
% change over a quarter

Source: Statistics Sweden

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Last updated: December 17, 2007

 

Switzerland

House price change
% change over a year earlier

Index of prices of rental apartments (1990=100)
  Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2007 0.30 0.33 0.79 0.92
2006 0.89 0.78 0.41 1.12
2005 0.95 0.84 0.84 0.71
% change over a quarter

Source: Swiss National Bank

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Last updated: April 4, 2008

 

Singapore.   The Urban Redevelopment Authority release has various property price indices which differ by the type of residential units covered. These residential units are classified as follows: detached, semi-detached, terrace, apartment and condominium.

Slovak-Republic.   The National Bank of Slovakia publishes residential property price index by type of flats and houses, and by region. Their time-series started in 2005.

Spain.   Banco de Espana releases average price for all houses as well as a more specific price time-series of new houses and second-hand houses. These time-series extend back to 1990.

South-Africa.   ABSA releases a monthly house price index based on the total purchase price of house of 80m2 to 400 m2 size, costing R2.9 million or less, whose loans were approved by ABSA. ABSA’s time-series stretches back to 2000.

South-Korea.   Kookmin Bank publishes a house price index by type of houses, ie, single houses, row houses and apartments. The data stretches back to 1986 and is updated quarterly.

Sweden.   Statistics Sweden has a good collection of house price data. There are time series of real-estate price index for one- to two-dwelling buildings, and purchase prices of tenant-owned flats and assessed value of dwelling buildings. The data stretch back to 1986.

Switzerland.   The Swiss National Bank publishes house price indices in their monthly statistical bulletin. Time-series of house price indices for new, old, owner-occupied and single-family houses are available.

 




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