Property Data

Publication by the Global Property Guide research team.

Square metre prices, rentals, and yields

December 13, 2011



How do I find residential square metre prices, rentals, and yields for any one country?

Use the menu to navigate to the Rental Yields section of the country you are interested in.



Or see a list of our individual countries' square metre prices, rentals and yields.



What does rental yield mean? Why is it important?

The gross annual rental income expressed as a percentage of today's property purchase price. This is what a landlord can expect as return to his investment.


The rental yield is one useful yardstick of whether property is over-valued or under-valued. See discussion here.



Shouldn't I just buy if property prices are rising?

Well, that?s not such a bad idea, actually. House prices tend to move in long waves, rising for several years, then falling for several years.


The problem is that if you get stuck at the peak, you?re in serious trouble. Property markets can be very illiquid, and it can be hard to extract yourself from a purchase of an over-valued property without large losses. Especially if you?ve borrowed money to buy, that can be disastrous (see discussion here).



How can I compare prices and yields across countries?

Navigate to a country or continent and select Rental Yields from the Regional Stats menu.

For the Caribbean and the Pacific (except for Australia and New Zealand), we report prices for beachfront properties.


For the rest of the world, we report the price of properties in the centre of the 'premier' city, i.e., the country's most important city, either the administrative capital, and/or the commercial capital, and/or the financial capital.



What are the sources of the Guide's price data? Can these sources be trusted?


We draw our figures from our own, in-house analysis. Our research is based on a simple yet effective method - we systematically scan web advertisements for residential property, looking at offers for sale, and offers for rent, of good (but not new) apartments.


Despite its simplicity, with care and commitment to consistency this method can produce quality results. We begin by defining key upper-end rental districts in the capital city. We take care to keep a database of where the properties are located, so as to ensure consistency in subsequent years. We carefully select appropriate price ranges. We take average prices, rejecting deviant outliers. Buyers of the full data set have access to these comparability specifications.


The data measures up well to data provided by national statistical organizations, where these are available for comparison, and usually performs better than multi-housing organization data.



Assumptions: What assumptions are made in presenting the Guide's price and rents data?


We are interested in the sort of properties which will be attractive to foreign renters. This is not always the same type of property in all locations.


Foreign renters are usually interested in properties which are in excellent condition, with good facilities, and which have been refurbished or redecorated within the last five years. Our properties are therefore likely to be less expensive than the very newest properties, except where new-builds dominate the market.

In European cities, we lean towards properties in the historic city centres, therefore our 'typical' property is more likely to be a 90-year old refurbished apartment of character, than a newly built apartment.



Next updates – when will the Global Property Guide yield tables next be updated?


GLOBAL PROPERTY GUIDE YIELDS UPDATES - SCHEDULE BY CONTINENT

Date: August 2017
NEXT UPDATE
LAST UPDATE
AFRICA
Ghana Jan. 2021 Jan. 2020
Kenya Sept. 2017 Sep. 30, 2016
South Africa Aug. 2017 Aug. 12, 2015
ASIA
Cambodia Occasional May 15, 2012
China Feb. 2019 Mar. 15, 2018
Hongkong Apr. 2019 Apr. 30, 2018
India May 2019 May 14, 2018
Indonesia Apr. 2020 Jul. 14, 2019
Japan Apr. 2018 May 15, 2017
Malaysia Oct. 2018 Nov. 30, 2017
Philippines Oct. 2017 Oct. 21, 2016
Singapore May 2020 June 15, 2019
South Korea Occasional May 24, 2013
Taiwan July 2019 Jul. 31, 2019
Thailand Apr. 2020 June 14, 2019
Vietnam June 2020 June 30, 2019
CARIBBEAN
Antigua & Barbuda Nov. 2017 Nov. 19, 2013
Aruba Occasional Jan. 16, 2014
Bahamas Dec. 2017 Dec. 19, 2011
Barbados Dec. 2020 Jan. 31, 2019
Belize Occasional Feb. 20, 2012
Bermuda Jan. 2018 Jan. 28, 2014
British Virgin Is. Feb. 2018 Feb. 14, 2012
Cayman Is Dec. 2017 Dec. 29, 2013
Dominican Republic Occasional Jan. 28, 2014
Guadeloupe Occasional Feb. 15, 2019
Jamaica Dec. 2017 Dec. 20, 2013
Martinique Occasional Mar. 31, 2014
Puerto Rico Feb. 2018 Feb. 2, 2016
St. Kitt's & Nevis Occasional Jan. 18, 2014
St. Lucia Occasional Mar. 11, 2012
Trinidad & Tobago Dec. 2017 Dec. 8, 2011
Turks & Caicos Dec. 2017 Dec. 20, 2013
US Virgin Is. Occasional Jan. 20, 2014
EUROPE
Andorra Sep. 2017 Sep. 7, 2016
Austria Aug. 2020 Sept. 27, 2019
Belgium May 2019 Sept 29, 2018
Bulgaria Aug. 2019 Sep. 13, 2018
Croatia Sep. 2018 Dec. 17, 2017
Cyprus Aug. 2019 Aug. 31, 2018
Czech Republic May 2020 Aug. 15, 2019
Denmark Apr. 2018 Apr. 28, 2014
Estonia Jul. 2019 Oct. 22, 2018
Finland Aug. 2020 Oct. 13, 2019
France Jul. 2018 Aug. 14, 2017
Germany May 2019 Jun. 15, 2018
Greece Jul. 2019 Aug. 30, 2018
Hungary Jul. 2018 Sept. 24, 2017
Ireland Jun. 2019 Jun. 30, 2018
Italy Jun. 2019 Aug. 14, 2018
Latvia Jul. 2019 Oct. 13, 2018
Lithuania Aug. 2019 Oct. 10, 2018
Luxembourg Mar. 2018 May 31, 2017
Macedonia Occasional Sept. 20, 2014
Malta Mar. 2019 Apr. 13, 2018
Moldova Occasional Sep. 13, 2011
Monaco Occasional Jun. 26, 2014
Montenegro Occasional Sep.30, 2013
Netherlands Jul. 2018 Nov. 2, 2017
Norway March 2019 March 31, 2018
Poland Apr. 2018 Aug. 01, 2017
Portugal Sep. 2018 Nov. 30, 2017
Romania May 2020 Aug. 31, 2019
Russia Jun. 2020 Jul. 31, 2019
Serbia Occasional Mar. 29, 2014
Slovakia Jul. 2019 Sept. 28, 2018
Slovenia Jul. 2019 Sept. 29, 2018
Spain Jul. 2019 Aug. 14, 2018
Sweden Occasional Sep. 30, 2011
Switzerland Aug. 2020 Oct. 14, 2019
Turkey Mar. 2018 May 15, 2017
UK Jun. 2019 Jun. 30, 2018
LATIN AMERICA
Argentina Oct. 2019 Nov. 11, 2018
Brazil Nov. 2020 Dec. 27, 2018
Chile Nov. 2020 Dec. 31, 2018
Colombia Oct. 2019 Nov. 29, 2018
Costa Rica Nov. 2017 Nov. 16, 2016
Ecuador Occasional Dec. 14, 2018
El Salvador Occasional Oct. 26, 2013
Mexico Nov. 2020 Jan. 14, 2019
Nicaragua Nov. 2017 Nov. 30, 2013
Panama Nov. 2017 Nov. 13, 2016
Peru Sep. 2020 Jan. 31, 2019
Uruguay Nov. 2020 Jan. 14, 2019
MIDDLE EAST
Egypt Occasional Aug. 31, 2012
Israel Aug. 2018 Nov. 2, 2017
Jordan Sep. 2018 Dec. 17, 2017
Lebanon Occasional Oct. 14, 2013
Morocco Oct. 2017 Oct. 31, 2016
UAE Sep. 2017 Sep. 6, 2016
NORTH AMERICA
United States Jun. 2018 Jun. 15, 2017
Canada Jan. 2020 Jan. 31, 2019
PACIFIC
Australia Aug. 2020 Sept. 28, 2019
New Zealand Aug. 2020 Nov. 29, 2019



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