Global Real Estate: Boom to Bust to…?
Continue Reading Add comment August 5th, 2009
Real estate is local, the saying goes. But the current cycle of booms and busts has not only been seen in communities around the nation, but in countries across the globe. Our housing boom coincided, more or less, with booms from India to Russia. And home prices in many of those countries also plunged during the past few years.
Now just as our real estate market is showing signs of bottoming, the feeble British housing market also is strengthening. The New York Times reported today that home prices increased in July for the third straight month as buyer demand increased, including from foreigners looking to pick up bargains.
What other international markets are showing signs of life?