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Since January 2026, the country groups advanced economies (AEs) and emerging market economies (EMEs) used in statistical releases have been aligned with the updated country classification.
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- In the third quarter of 2025, global real house prices fell by 0.7% year on year (yoy), a rate similar to the previous quarter (–0.8%); this was despite a rise in nominal prices (2%).
- Real house prices in AEs were almost stable (0.3% yoy), extending the recent period of moderate growth. In EMEs, prices continued to decrease, at a slower rate (–1.5%) compared with the previous quarters.
- The global decline in real house prices in aggregate terms was driven by a few major economies. In fact, most AEs and EMEs recorded price growth.
- Despite the continued decrease, global prices remain 20% above their levels observed at the end of the 2007–09 Great Financial Crisis (GFC), and 3% above pre-Covid pandemic levels.
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Summary of latest developments
In the third quarter of 2025, aggregated house prices adjusted for consumer prices fell by 0.7% yoy, similar to the previous quarter (–0.8% yoy). Despite moderate growth in nominal terms, real prices have continued to decline since the third quarter of 2022, albeit at a slower pace recently.1
In Q3 2025, the gap between AEs and EMEs continued to narrow.2 In AEs, real house prices growth almost stabilised, at 0.3% yoy, down from 0.6% in Q2 2025. In EMEs, real house prices decreased by –1.5% yoy, compared with the 1.9% yoy decline in the previous quarter (Graph 1).
In AEs, price trends varied across regions. Real residential property prices grew by 3.0% in the euro area, while other European AEs saw only a moderate increase of 0.9%. These increases were offset by a 1.2% decline in non-European AEs. As a result, overall house prices in AEs almost stabilised (0.3%).
The decline in EMEs (–1.5%) was primarily driven by Asia, where prices decreased by 3.3% yoy. Real residential property prices increased in emerging Europe (+3.9%), Latin America (by 2.0%) and Africa (+1.4%) (Table 1).
Despite the global decline of 0.7% in aggregate terms, the median yoy change in real house prices remained positive at 1.5% (Graph 2.A). In fact, prices have increased in the majority of reporting jurisdictions, continuing the trend observed since 2024.
Country-level data reveal that around 60% of AEs and 70% of EMEs recorded price growth in Q3 2025, while price declines were generally moderate, in the range of –5 to 0%. Notably, 10% of EMEs recorded increases above 15% (Graph 2.B).3
In Q3 2025, the highest price increases among the reporting jurisdictions were observed in North Macedonia (+20%), Hungary (+16%) and Portugal (+15%). The largest declines occurred in China (–5%), Canada (–5%) and Finland (–4%) (Graph 3).
Advanced economies
In aggregate, real residential property prices in AEs almost stabilised with 0.3% yoy growth, a slight deceleration compared with Q2 (0.6%).
Overall, price changes were modest across all AEs. Prices continued increasing in the euro area (+3%), Australia (+2%) and Japan (+1%). Conversely, declines persisted in Canada (−5%), the United States (−2%), Korea (−2%) and the United Kingdom (−1%) (Graph 5).
In the euro area, prices continued growing by 3% in Q3 2025, a growth rate similar to the previous two quarters. Within the euro area, differences persisted. Prices continued rising sharply in Portugal (+15%) and Spain (+10%). To a more moderate extent, they kept increasing in Italy (+2%) and Germany (+1%). They remained stable in France (–0.2%) and continued to decline in Finland (–2%) (Graph 6).
Emerging market economies
In Q3 2025, real residential property prices in EMEs decreased by 1.5% yoy, driven by price declines in Asia (–3.3%).
In emerging Asia, real house prices continued to drop in China (–5%) and Indonesia (–2%), remained stable in India (+0.5%) and halted their growth in the Philippines (+0.5%). A moderate increase was observed in Thailand (+1%).
Real house prices in Latin America continued increasing by 2.0% yoy, driven by continued growth in Mexico (+5%) while prices remained stable in Brazil (–0.4%).
In emerging Europe, prices rose by 3.9% yoy, with notable increases in North Macedonia (20%) and Hungary (16%). Prices almost stabilised after six quarters of decline in Türkiye (–1%) (Graph 6).
