Reporting world
−1.2%Real residential prices · year on year
BIS · 2026 Q107 WORLD OF HOUSING
A clearer view
of where we live.
Explore the many dimensions of home, from prices and rent to the cost of everyday life.
01 / THE EVIDENCE
The global picture
Begin with traceable evidence. These are dated historical observations, not live quotes.
Advanced economies
−0.2%Real residential prices · year on year
BIS · 2026 Q1Emerging market economies
−2.0%Real residential prices · year on year
BIS · 2026 Q1BIS, Q1 2026; adjusted for consumer prices. Global and regional figures are GDP- and PPP-weighted averages of reporting economies; they do not represent every country or city. Read the source
7.7%
of the EU population lived in households whose housing costs were at least 40% of disposable income.
EU aggregate · not a city house price or personal budget targetEurostat · 2026A$918,400
Estimated mean dwelling price in Victoria, statewide; not the median price in Melbourne.
Reference period: June quarter 2026; preliminary estimates may be revisedAustralian Bureau of StatisticsCITY BRIEF / LONDON
City brief: London
Office for National Statistics estimates for housing and private rents refer to different months and market samples; interpret them separately.
View the ONS releaseNominal year-on-year change, provisional
Mean monthly rent, provisional
CITY BRIEF / SINGAPORE
City brief: Singapore
Private residential properties across Singapore island, excluding public HDB housing. Price and rent are quarterly index changes, not price levels in Singapore dollars.
View the URA releaseQuarter-on-quarter · no currency unit
Quarter-on-quarter · no currency unit
CITY BRIEF / NEW YORK CITY
City brief: New York City
The 2023 NYC Housing and Vacancy Survey covers occupied rentals across all five boroughs, including rent-stabilised and public housing. Historical survey values are not current asking rents.
View the NYC housing surveyOccupied rentals · USD / month
Occupied rentals · USD / month
City observations use different years, currencies, samples and methods. They cannot be directly compared or combined into a ranking. Percentages measure change, not a price or rent amount.
02 / A BETTER LENS
Home is more than one number
We do not mix different dates, geographies and dwelling types into a falsely precise city ranking.
01
Buying and income
Track prices relative to income alongside deposits, rates, taxes and loan terms.
02
Rent and burden
Consider rent, essential housing costs and disposable income across households.
03
Quality and supply
Size, overcrowding, supply and vacancy shape real living conditions.
04
Place and resilience
Consider access, services, climate risk and housing security separately.
Method note: OECD price-to-income and price-to-rent series are rebased indices of relative change, not a city’s absolute price divided by annual household income. BIS series still differ in coverage, property type and methodology. OECD · BIS documentation
03 / YOUR SCENARIO
Put the numbers in context
Use one currency and monthly amounts to explore cash flow. The defaults are illustrative, not market data for any city.
Household & renting
Purchase assumptions
Simplified fixed-rate, principal-and-interest repayment model. Estimate taxes, insurance, maintenance and utilities yourself. Excludes transaction costs, price changes, investment returns and tax effects; it is not personal financial advice or a complete rent-versus-buy comparison.
MELBOURNE
04 / CITY LENS
HousingLens Melbourne
A Greater Melbourne view of housing sales and rental affordability will join this space when the data and application are ready.
Reserved space · not yet connected05 / TRANSPARENCY
Sources and boundaries
Sources differ in reference period, geography, dwelling type, income definition and revisions. Check metadata before comparing places. Global coverage is incomplete, and no harmonised city-level composite score is currently available here.