Australia ranks fourth in IMF's global house price index

Australia ranks fourth in IMF's global house price index
Jonathan ChancellorDecember 7, 2020

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) started a global house price index last year. 

They recently released a set of charts detailing their findings on world housing prices.

They continue to track house prices around the world. Their chart with annual percent change is based at Q2, 2014. It puts Australia fourth highest given a 7.4% gain.

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 chart of house price indexchart of house prices around the world

Credit growth Around the world:

House price-to-income ratio:

House price to rent ratio:

chart of house price-to-rent ratio

Jonathan Chancellor

Jonathan Chancellor is one of Australia's most respected property journalists, having been at the top of the game since the early 1980s. Jonathan co-founded the property industry website Property Observer and has written for national and international publications.

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