House price time-series
We collect house price time-series for 42 countries. For the rest of the world, reliable historical data is just not available.
In these 42 countries, by preference we use central bank or national statistical institute data. But occasionally, we use data generated by realtors (Colliers for the Philippines) or other data. Japan generates no dwelling price statistics, so we use land prices as a proxy for dwelling prices. It's no excuse, but everyone else does the same.
Rentals
Few countries generate rentals time series. Since the number of countries is too small to be interesting, we don't collect this data.
Global Property Guide in-house price per sq. m. and rental data
Our in-house research team generates house price and rentals data on 117 countries. For details click here. We began collecting data this systematically last year, so no time-series is yet available.
House price time-series: sources and definitions
| COUNTRY | DEFINITION | SOURCE |
| Australia | House price index, 8 capital cities | AusStat |
| Australia | Weighted average median house price | REIA |
| Austria | Residential property price index, Vienna | Oesterreichische (Austria) National Bank |
| Belgium | Residential property price index, Flats | Institut National de Statistique |
| Bulgaria | Average market prices of dwellings | National Statistical Institute |
| Canada | New housing price index | Canadian Statistics |
| China | Second-hand house price index, Shanghai | eHomeday |
| Colombia | New housing price index | Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística |
| Cyprus | Buy/sell house price index | MFC S. Platis |
| Czech Rep | Prices of habitable area, multi-dwelling | Czech Statistical Office |
| Denmark | Price index for sales of property, one family houses | StatBank Denmark |
| Estonia | Ave. price per sq.m. of dwellings in satisfactory condition, 2 rooms & kitchen, Tallinn | Statistical Office of Estonia |
| Finland | Dwellings in old blocks of Flat, whole country | StatFin -Online Service |
| France | Index of prices of old residences, France | National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies |
| Germany | Prices of owner-occupied flats | BulweinGesa |
| Greece | Index of prices of dwellings, other urban | Bank of Greece |
| Hong Kong | Private domestic price index, all classes | Ratings and Valuation Department |
| Hungary | House prices, Budapest - old condominium | Otthon Centrum |
| Indonesia | Residential property price index, new houses, big cities | Bank Indonesia |
| Ireland | Average house price | Economic and Social Research Institute |
| Israel | Ave. prices of owner occupied dwellings | Central Bureau of Statistics |
| Italy | Average price for residential, 13 urban areas | Nomisma Spa Real Estate |
| Japan | Urban residential land prices, Index | Japan Real Estate Institute |
| Latvia | Average price of sales of dwellings | Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia |
| Ave. price of standard-type apartments in Riga | Latio | |
| Lithuania | Ave. price of one- to two-room apartments, Vilnius | Invalda Real Estate |
| Luxembourg | Price of habitable surface | STATEC Luxembourg |
| Malaysia | House price index | Bank Negara Malaysia |
| Malta | House price index | Central Bank of Malta |
| Netherlands | House price index, nationwide | NVM |
| New Zealand | House price index, detached houses | Reserve Bank of New Zealand |
| Norway | House price index, all dwellings, seasonally adjusted | Statistics Norway |
| Philippines | Ave. price of prime 3-bedroom condominiums, Makati CBD | Colliers International |
| Poland | Price of usable floor space of a residential building | Central Statistical Office Poland |
| Portugal | Bank evaluation on housing, mainland | Instituto Nacional de Estatística de Portugal (INE) |
| Singapore | Property price index, private residential | Urban Redevelopment Authority |
| South Africa | ABSA House price index | ABSA |
| Soth Korea | House price index | Kookmin Bank |
| Spain | Ave. price for open-market appraised housing | Banco de España |
| Sweden | Real estate price index for 1- & 2- dwelling buildings | Statistics Sweden |
| Switzerland | House price index of rental apartments | Swiss National Bank |
| Taiwan | House Price Index | Sinyi Property Inc. |
| Thailand | House price index, single detached houses | Bank of Thailand |
| UK | Average house price | Nationwide |
| US | House price index | Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight |
| Median existing price | National Association of Realtors |