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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.
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Europe’s great house price boom continues, but sharp slowdown in North America, the Middle East and most of Asia-Pacific
March 05, 2020
Yet global economic and political uncertainty does not favour a continuation of the property price boom. North America seems likely at the tail-end of its long economic expansion. Asia-Pacific is weakened by the COVID-19 outbreak, by the trade war, as well as by Hong Kong’s social unrest. And the Middle East suffers from political tensions and weaker oil prices.
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Q3 2019: The global house price boom continues strong, especially in Europe, but sharp slowdown in North America, the Middle East and some parts of Asia-Pacific
December 08, 2019
Underlying economic trends do not appear to favour a continuation of the property price boom. North America seems likely at the tail-end of its long economic expansion. Asia-Pacific appears weakened by the trade war, as well as Hong Kong’s social unrest. And the Middle East suffers from political tensions and weaker oil prices.
