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Global house prices: Raising the roof

House prices are rising across many major economies around the world, in the broadest boom for over two decades - but is it sustainable?

Why central bankers keep their cool over rising house prices
Soaring cost of home ownership has little effect on official inflation
‘My flat is now a commodity’: Berlin to vote on seizing rental properties
FT Series: Bid to confiscate apartments from publicly listed landlords could set precedent for other cities with high rents
Netherlands grapples with social consequences of soaring house prices
FT Series: Prices have risen almost 15% over past year as Dutch face shortage of 330,000 homes
‘It has never been like this’: US house price spiral worries policymakers
FT Series: Pandemic-fuelled boom boosts smaller urban areas but revives affordability concerns
Pandemic fuels broadest global house price boom in two decades
FT Series: Low interest rates and extra savings have boosted market, reviving debate over financial stability