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Real Estate
If you want to know house prices in London, check the Tokyo listings
Research suggests that house prices are being influenced by investors elsewhere in the world.
Real Estate
Berlin has the world's fastest rising city property prices
House prices in Berlin increased by more than 20% in 2017, according to data from estate agent Knight Frank.
Financial and Monetary Systems
The world's most expensive prime property
This chart shows the amount of prime residential property around the world that can be bought with $1 million.
Real Estate
Young Londoners will have to save for nearly 20 years to afford a tiny apartment
Rising housing prices and lower salaries are edging out millennials from the first-time home buyer market.
Environment and Natural Resource Security
Why solar windows could be the future of renewable energy
Researchers are developing solar panels that still let through enough light to function as a window.
Real Estate
These are the cities where property prices are overheating fastest
UBS has published the 'Global Real Estate Bubble Index' examining house prices in global financial centres.
Real Estate
How drones, data and AI are changing the property sector
Asia is at the forefront of 'proptech', which harnesses the power of big data, drones and AI to revolutionize the way we buy, sell and think about property.
Real Estate
This robot can print you a house in as little as 8 hours
A new Ukrainian homebuilding startup called PassivDom uses a 3D printing robot that can print parts for tiny houses.
Real Estate
Canada’s household debt levels are the highest in the world
Economists are worried that increasing levels of household debt could make some countries vulnerable to an economic shock.
Cities and Urbanization
This is the most expensive city to rent an office - and no, it's not London
Hong Kong offices are now the world’s most expensive to rent, according to a report published this week by real estate consultancy Cushman & Wakefield.
United States
Why the rent in the US's third largest city is tumbling
Wolf Richter looks at rents across some of the US's biggest cities.
Emerging Technologies
How automation and technology will change the buildings we live in
What are the broader consequences of emerging technologies on our living space?
Future of Economic Progress
Don't think inequality affects you? These 4 charts could prove you wrong
If an economy is growing, surely everybody must win? Not quite.
United States
If the housing bubble bursts, is the US ready?
Mark Roe, professor at Harvard Law School, explores the housing markets and global crash.
Real Estate
Is it time to worry about house prices again?
The IMF looks at global houses prices, and asks if we should be worried.