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Q3 2020: Global house price boom strengthens, despite Covid-19 crisis
December 02, 2020
House price increases strengthened in many countries in Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Canada and the US during the year to Q3 2020. Real house prices (i.e., prices adjusted for inflation) rose in 43 out of the 55 world’s housing markets which have so far published housing statistics.
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Pandemic paradox: Global housing markets continued to rise strongly in Q2, defying the pandemic
September 04, 2020
Surprisingly, global housing markets remained extraordinarily vibrant during the year to Q2 2020, especially in Europe, Canada and the US. Real house prices (i.e., prices adjusted for inflation) rose in 33 out of the 49 world's housing markets which have so far published housing statistics.
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Q1 2020: Global housing markets remained vibrant on the eve of the pandemic, especially in Europe and the US, but outlook is now uncertain
June 03, 2020
In normal times such backward-looking data would be a useful indicator of what’s coming next, as real estate markets are highly momentum driven. Transaction volumes have clearly suffered an enormoushit from lockdowns and travel restrictions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.
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How will Covid-19 affect the world's housing markets?
March 28, 2020
Covid-19 is a dramatically worrying pandemic. But provided a pandemic is short, it tends to have only temporary effects on housing markets.
