Global house price growth ticked up to 3% in Q2 of 2023, up from 2.9% in the previous quarter. About a third of markets saw prices decline during the most recent three months, narrowing from four in ten over the past year.
According to AAA booking data, international trips are on the rise this year. International travel is up more than 200% compared to 2022. Hotel bookings are seeing the biggest jump, up more than 300% over last year.
According to ING, high interest rates and soaring building costs have drastically reduced the demand for new buildings in Europe.
Based on new data by global property consultant Knight Frank, surging inflation and constant mortgage rate hikes in 2023 have hobbled many mainstream property markets, worldwide. While many property markets have borne the brunt of this pain, property sales volumes, not home prices, have been the greatest casualty to date.