House prices are inflating around the world

6 min read Mike Cherney 28 Mar 2021, 09:51 PM IST

Pandemic-related stimulus, ultralow rates and changes in buyer behavior are turbocharging markets from Europe to Asia

As the U.S. housing market booms, a parallel rise in residential real-estate prices across the world from Amsterdam to Auckland is raising fears of possible bubbles and prompting some governments to intervene to prevent their markets from overheating.