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In the first quarter of 2011, prices of dwellings have risen fastest from the corresponding period of 2010 in Norway, by 8.4 per cent. Rises in dwelling prices are lowest in Britain, where prices have risen by 0.7 per cent from the previous year. In the United States and in Russian urban areas prices of dwellings have gone down. The sources used in the table are national statistical agencies, exceptions are mentioned in a footnote.
Table 1. Changes in prices of dwellings in different countries, 1st quarter 2011
| Country | Year-on-year change % | Quarter-on-quarter change, % |
| Great Britain | 0.7 | -0.7 |
| Spain, new dwellings | -4.1 | -3.5 |
| Spain, old dwellings | -6.3 | -5.6 |
| Greece, new dwellings 1) | -1.3 | 4.1 |
| Greece, old dwellings | -5.6 | 0.2 |
| Norway | 8.4 | 5.1 |
| France 2) | 4.6 | 1.9 |
| Sweden | 3.0 | -1.0 |
| Germany, new dwellings 3) | 3.7 | 1.0 |
| Germany, old dwellings | 2.0 | -0.9 |
| United States 4) | -5.5 | -2.5 |
| Russia, new dwellings | -13.9 | -13.7 |
| Russia, old dwellings | -21.8 | -23.1 |
| Estonia | 2.2 | -0.3 |
2) Source: Federation Nationale de l'Immobilier (FNAIM)
3) Source: Germany, Hypoport AG
4) Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA)
The compilation of statistics on dwelling prices is currently being developed in several EU countries. The above data have been collected from a number of sources. They are not necessarily mutually comparable or comparable with data compiled on Finland.
Source: Prices of Dwellings, Statistics Finland
Inquiries: Petri Kettunen (09) 1734 3558, Tomi Martikainen (09) 1734 3632, asuminen.tilasto@stat.fi
Director in charge: Kari Molnar
Updated 29.7.2011
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF):
Prices of dwellings in housing companies [e-publication].
ISSN=2323-8801. 2nd quarter 2011,
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. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 28.12.2024].
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