Investment Analysis

Most of Europe and Asia continue to experience strong price rises. There have also been notable positive turnarounds in Singapore, Mexico, Thailand, and Greece. But China, Sweden, Turkey and most of the Middle East have experienced either house price falls - or a sharp deceleration of house price rises.

Most of Europe continues to experience strong price rises, especially Ireland and the Netherlands. In Asia Hong Kong and Macau have risen strongly over the past year.

House prices rose in 31 out of the 42 world's housing markets which have so far published housing statistics. House prices fell in 10 countries.

Europe, Hong Kong, Macau and Canada continue to experience strong price rises. But China, Russia, Japan, and most of the Middle East are experiencing either house price falls - or a sharp deceleration of house price rises.