Russia Residential Housing Stock: Area: Rural: Private: ow Individuals Property data was reported at 922.000 sq m mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 903.000 sq m mn for 2016. Russia Residential Housing Stock: Area: Rural: Private: ow Individuals Property data is updated yearly, averaging 651.500 sq m mn from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2017, with 28 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 922.000 sq m mn in 2017 and a record low of 381.000 sq m mn in 1990. Russia Residential Housing Stock: Area: Rural: Private: ow Individuals Property data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal State Statistics Service. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Russian Federation – Table RU.EE001: Residential Housing Stock: Area.

Russia Residential Housing Stock: Area: Private: ow Individuals Property data was reported at 3,286.000 sq m mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 3,188.000 sq m mn for 2016. Russia Residential Housing Stock: Area: Private: ow Individuals Property data is updated yearly, averaging 2,013.000 sq m mn from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2017, with 28 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3,286.000 sq m mn in 2017 and a record low of 641.000 sq m mn in 1990. Russia Residential Housing Stock: Area: Private: ow Individuals Property data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal State Statistics Service. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Russian Federation – Table RU.EE001: Residential Housing Stock: Area.

Russia Residential Housing Stock: Area: Urban: Private: ow Individuals Property data was reported at 2,364.000 sq m mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 2,285.000 sq m mn for 2016. Russia Residential Housing Stock: Area: Urban: Private: ow Individuals Property data is updated yearly, averaging 1,361.500 sq m mn from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2017, with 28 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,364.000 sq m mn in 2017 and a record low of 260.000 sq m mn in 1990. Russia Residential Housing Stock: Area: Urban: Private: ow Individuals Property data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal State Statistics Service. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Russian Federation – Table RU.EE001: Residential Housing Stock: Area.

What is the average price of residential property in the Netherlands? In the third quarter of 2024, a single-family home cost approximately 434,000 euros. There were large differences between the Dutch provinces, however. Single-family homes were most expensive in the central province of Utrecht with an average price of 731,000 euros, whereas a similar house in Groningen had an average price tag of 384,000 euros. Overall, the average price a private individual would pay when buying any type of existing residential property (such as single-family homes but also, for example, an apartment) was approximately 416,000 euros in 2023. Do the Dutch prefer to buy or to rent a house? The Netherlands had a slightly higher homeownership rate (the share of owner-occupied dwellings of all homes) in 2023 than other countries in Northwestern Europe. About 70 percent of all Dutch houses were owned, whereas this percentage was lower in Germany, France, and the United Kingdom. This is an effect of past developments: the price to rent ratio (the development of the nominal purchase price of a house divided by the annual rent of a similar place with 2015 as a base year) shows that the gap between house prices and rents has continuously widened in recent years. Despite a slight decline in the ratio due to slowing house price growth and accelerating rental growth, in 2023, the cost of buying a home had grown significantly faster relative to the cost of renting. Mortgages in the Netherlands Additionally, the Netherlands has one of the highest mortgage debts among private individuals in Europe. In 2024, total debt exceeded 839 billion euros. This has a political background, as the Dutch tax system allowed homeowners for many years to deduct interest paid on mortgage from pre-tax income for a maximum period of thirty years, essentially allowing for income support for homeowners. In the Netherlands, this system is known as hypotheekrenteaftrek. Note that since 2014, the Dutch government is slowly scaling this down, with a planned acceleration from 2020 onwards.

Insurance Agents and Brokers' revenue has risen at a compound annual rate of 8.8% to £21.7 billion over the past five years; this includes a bump of 6.1% in 2024-25, when the average profit margin is 11.3%. Commercial and speciality lines have boomed thanks to digitisation and geopolitics. 2024’s “Year of Democracy” sees over 70 countries in high-stakes elections, raising demand for political risk coverage. Escalating conflicts in Ukraine, Israel-Palestine, and the Red Sea have driven up demand for marine, treaty assurance, and trade insurance, with reinsurance rates rising as firms recalculate based on recent losses. Natural disasters, resulting in over $258 billion (£200 billion) in damages, also pushed insurance costs higher.

While consumers cut back on life insurance due to inflation, pet insurance remains strong, driven by increased ownership and the humanisation of pets. New FCA regulations like the Consumer Duty and price-walking ban are straining brokers, who already face stiff competition. However, the shift to electric vehicles, which demand higher premiums, will lift commissions for brokers and aid revenue growth. Following a lacklustre 2023-24, M&A activity is set to pick up in 2024-25 due to a stabilising political environment and lower interest rates. Brokers increasingly promote risk management services to distinguish themselves from insurers and banks, who now leverage direct-to-consumer models, reducing reliance on intermediaries.

Insurance Agent and Broker revenue is forecast to expand at a compound annual rate of 4.3% to £26.8 billion over the five years to 2029-30, while the average industry profit margin will reach 12.3%. Competition from alternative providers like banks and captive insurance companies will remain rife. Nonetheless, the Insurance Agents and Brokers industry is expected to perform well over the coming years. Growth will be driven by rising sales for speciality commercial lines like green and cyber liability policies. Personal line insurance products like medical cover are similarly projected to maintain growth as individuals transition to private healthcare amid lengthy NHS waiting times. M&A activity will also continue to grow as companies seek to transform their portfolios and sponsors search for liquidity, ratcheting up demand for brokers.

The average number of years individuals spent in their current home in England between 2010 and 2024 varied by tenure. Outright homeowners, on average, stay in the same home far longer than any other tenure type. Private renters, spend on average *** years in their current residence in 2024, up from *** years on average in 2011. In 2024, there were around four million of such private rented households in England.

The average housing costs for Australian renters of private property amounted to 415 Australian dollars per week in 2020. In 2022, between 21 to 29 percent of the household income of renters was spent on rent across the country.

Short-term impact of the coronavirus pandemic

With the global outbreak of COVID-19, the historically strong Australian housing market is not immune. In the short-term, the country saw a drop in rental housing demand as a direct result of migration ceasing, falling overseas student numbers, and younger people opting to stay home. With travel opening up, a spike in rental vacancy rates is expected, with short-term rentals, such as those from travel websites, suddenly flooding the long-term rental market. The influx of housing may ease pressure on potential tenants in certain areas, and it may have the carry-on effect of rental costs stabilizing, or in some cases declining. In the inner suburbs of Sydney and Melbourne, for instance, there has already been a significant increase in rental listings compared to the previous year.

In 2022, the price for new residential property in Shanghai's inner ring dropped by more than ***** yuan per square meter, to ******* yuan per square meter. Although the local authorities introduced policies to stabilize the market, the real estate market in Shanghai’s central districts remained under downward pressure, similar to those experienced by other major cities in China. The most competitive real estate market in the country Home prices in Shanghai are among the most expensive globally. The area within the city's inner ring road is certainly one of the most competitive real estate markets in all of China, with property prices nearly *********** higher than those outside the outer ring road. Rising prices are far beyond the reach of ordinary residents, and the few who can afford to buy often have to take out substantial mortgages for their homes, resulting in a high proportion of real estate in their personal assets. Challenges facing China’s real estate sector The high level of indebtedness of the Chinese people and the bubbles in the country's real estate sector have become one of the major risks to China's economy. While developers expanded through continuous borrowing and the sale of off-plan properties to homebuyers, the market saw a significant excess of housing supply in most regions. There have also been instances in recent years where developers have had difficulties in completing construction projects or in repaying their loans or bonds. Addressing the risks in China's real estate sector, particularly in companies such as the Evergrande Group and Country Garden, has become an urgent task to ensure China's economic stability and prosperity.

In 2023, the average private landlord in the United Kingdom (UK) owned between *** and ** properties. In Central London, the average number of properties per landlord was **** and in the South West, this figure amounted to ***. In 2022, roughly ************ homes in England were occupied by private renters, making them the second-largest group after owner-occupiers.

In 2023, the average price of residential housing sold in Shanghai, the most important economic hub of China, reaching ****** yuan per square meter, making the city one of the least affordable cities in the country. The housing market boom Since the housing reform in the 1990s, the prices of homes in Shanghai have increased almost every year, thanks to the growth of the city’s population and, thus, the high demands in the housing market. The high property prices gradually became out of reach for most residents, who earn an annual per capita income of only ******* yuan in 2023. Residential properties in the city center were especially unaffordable, as newly built homes located within Shanghai's inner ring road had an average price of ******* yuan in 2023, ********* more expensive than their counterparts outside the outer ring road. Risks and interventions The high price not only made living in the city expensive for its residents, but also posed a grave risk to China’s financial system. In the first 20 years of this century, the total value of personal housing mortgage loans in Shanghai increased by ******************, and defaults of any moderate scale can be consequential. Therefore, both the central and the municipal authorities had been attempting to curb the continuous rise of property costs in Shanghai, through the increase in the supply of housing stocks and policies limiting speculations in the market. However, most measures were not as effective as anticipated.

In 2019, Hong Kong had the most expensive residential property market worldwide, with an average price per square foot of 1,987 U.S. dollars.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong, an autonomous special administrative region of China, has one of the least affordable housing markets in the world. A region with an estimated 7.49 million people, it has become increasingly difficult to purchase a home in Hong Kong. The spoken languages in Hong Kong are Cantonese, Mandarin, and English.

Hong Kong housing market

The housing market in Hong Kong has seen an increase in prices in the past couple years. There are two types of housing unit offers in Hong Kong, private and public. The number of public rental housing units has been consistently rising since 2008. Nearly half of the public rental apartments in Hong Kong as of March 2018 were between 30 and 39.9 square meters. Not only has the number of public rental housing units increased since 2008, so have the private ones. However, there are more private housing units than public ones in Hong Kong. Additionally, the Home Ownership Scheme exists in Hong Kong. It is a government sponsored program that subsidizes public housing in Hong Kong. First created in the late 1970s, it was instituted with two targets in mind. The first was to persuade the richer tenants of these apartments to leave so families in greater need could live there. The second was to allow these families to become home owners, since they did not have enough money to buy in the private sector. Under this program, the government sells apartments to qualified low-income tenants at prices below the market value.

In January 2025, the average monthly rent in Greater London reached 2,227 British pounds, confirming its position as the most expensive area for private tenants. Rental prices across England stood at 1,375 British pounds, while the average for Great Britain was recorded at 1,332 British pounds. The North East remains the most affordable region, with rents at 710 British pounds. According to the UK Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR), rental growth has accelerated since 2021, with the cost of rental properties rising by nearly nine percent annually in January 2025.