Chart of the Week - Global Property Price Boom (and?)
- Callum Thomas
- Jul 27, 2022
- 1 min read
Pandemic Property Price Pop: Globally property prices have been juiced to historically expensive levels thanks to pandemic (over)stimulus. As an indication of just how quickly prices have risen, the world median property price growth rate has increased more than 10% year over year. That is the fastest pace of increase in more than 3 decades, and nearly double the average increase over the last 10 years.
While there are some countries and regions that are a bit more egregious than others, this is actually a relatively widespread issue. For instance, the “Overvaluation Tracker”” shows 90% of countries’ housing markets are at least 20% more expensive than usual on a price-to-rent ratio basis, and 70% of countries see house price-to-income ratios at least 20% overvalued.
And of particular interest: looking at both valuation metrics, globally house prices are more expensive than the pre-financial crisis peak.
Given the looming macro headwinds to housing (rising interest rates as central banks lurch into tightening, squeeze on discretionary incomes from rising costs, and global recession risk) this presents a clear vulnerability, and risk of a housing bust.
Key point: The economic cure of the pandemic has left extreme side-effects.
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this chart of the week on the global property price boom was really eye‑opening — it does a great job showing how prices in different regions have moved over time instead of just giving isolated numbers, seeing the trends laid out visually makes it a lot easier to understand where demand and affordability pressures are highest and why that matters for buyers, investors, and even policymakers, the way the article supplements the visuals with context and insights makes it feel educational rather than just data‑dumped, it reminded me that when you’re trying to make sense of complex topics like markets or trends having clear explanations and support makes everything feel more manageable, whether you’re interpreting charts, writing a report, or working…
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This global property price boom chart really highlights major trends shaping real estate markets worldwide. It’s fascinating to see which regions have surged versus those that remain steady, and how economic forces influence affordability. As someone from a book publishing house in Dublin, I appreciate clear, data-driven storytelling like this.
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