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Monday, January 27, 2014
Global House Price Index Continues To Inch Up
Last month, the IMF’s quarterly magazine, Finance & Development, provided a panoramic view of developments in global housing markets. This report updates that article to reflect data on house prices that has come in over the past six weeks. House prices increased in 31 out of the 51 countries we monitor, keeping our overall Global House Price Index inching up.
In this report, we now provide statistics on how long the current cycle in house prices has lasted, plus a summary table on which way various housing market indicators are pointing. As before, links are provided to IMF analysis of housing market developments (new in this edition: IMF views on developments in Brazil, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Slovenia and Uruguay) and links to private sector views.
Last month, the IMF’s quarterly magazine, Finance & Development, provided a panoramic view of developments in global housing markets. This report updates that article to reflect data on house prices that has come in over the past six weeks. House prices increased in 31 out of the 51 countries we monitor, keeping our overall Global House Price Index inching up.
In this report,
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Friday, January 17, 2014
House Prices in Slovenia
House prices “(…) appear to be dipping again,” says the new IMF report on Slovenia.
House prices “(…) appear to be dipping again,” says the new IMF report on Slovenia.
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Friday, January 10, 2014
House Prices in Uruguay
“The growth of house prices moderated in 2012,” says new IMF report on Uruguay.
“The growth of house prices moderated in 2012,” says new IMF report on Uruguay.
The report points out that “most of the expansion in the real estate market in recent years had been concentrated in the urban luxury segment, and according to anecdotal evidence, has received heavy foreign investment (mainly from Argentina). The vast majority of real estate transactions are done in cash (household mortgages stood at 4 percent of GDP in July 2013, broadly unchanged from levels in recent years). Read the full article…
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Wednesday, December 25, 2013
House Prices in Ireland
“House prices are rising nationally, with strong growth in Dublin and increases emerging elsewhere (…),” according to the latest IMF report on Ireland.
“House prices are rising nationally, with strong growth in Dublin and increases emerging elsewhere (…),” according to the latest IMF report on Ireland.
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Friday, November 15, 2013
Stijn Claessens kicks off housing conference
The IMF, Dallas Fed, and the JMCB are holding a conference on “Housing, Stability and the Macroeconomy: International Perspectives”. The program is available here. Stijn Claessens’s presentation gives an excellent overview of the state of the housing markets and policy issues.
The IMF, Dallas Fed, and the JMCB are holding a conference on “Housing, Stability and the Macroeconomy: International Perspectives”. The program is available here. Stijn Claessens’s presentation gives an excellent overview of the state of the housing markets and policy issues.
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