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- House prices surpass housing-bubble peak on price-to-rent ratio https://www.stlouisfed.org/on-the-economy/2021/may/housing-prices-surpass-bubble-peak-measure-value 133 comments
- Australia housing prices, rents surge as supply shortage deepens https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Market-Spotlight/Australia-housing-prices-rents-surge-as-supply-shortage-deepens 19 comments
- Priced-out America: Detailing how soaring rent and house prices — and flat wages — have made virtually every big city less affordable https://medium.com/@mikerosenberg/priced-out-america-e7a117f2c61d 9 comments economy
- Calculated Risk: Real House Prices and House Price-to-Rent http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2011/10/real-house-prices-and-house-price-to.html 3 comments economy
- Homelessness explodes in Canada as rents and housing prices soar None 26 comments economy
- How does rent *and* housing prices go down at the same time? https://nationalmortgageprofessional.com/news/rent-prices-experience-second-month-over-month-decline 26 comments stocks
- As Housing Prices Surge, Rent Control Is Back on the Ballot https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2022-11-01/as-housing-prices-surge-rent-control-is-back-on-the-ballot 523 comments economics
- As housing prices surge, rent control is back on the ballot https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-florida-san-francisco-pasadena-c5119510b99f75bba8a9530aa8475c96 19 comments politics
- Rents up by 16%, house prices by 39% since 2010 in the EU https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/-/ddn-20220114-1 13 comments economy
- Eurostat: Evolution of house prices and rents https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/cache/digpub/housing/bloc-2a.html?lang=en 136 comments europe
- High housing prices leave more would-be buyers renting https://www.marketplace.org/2021/12/31/high-housing-prices-leave-more-would-be-buyers-renting/ 5 comments economy
- Study Shows Huge Gap Between Rents and House Prices [Graph] http://efinancedirectory.com/articles/study_shows_huge_gap_between_rents_and_house_prices.html 6 comments reddit.com
- Lithuanian legislators suggest rent caps as housing prices go through the roof https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/1737197/lithuanian-legislators-suggest-rent-caps-as-housing-prices-go-through-the-roof 21 comments europe
- 'Murree, Nathia Gali governor houses could be rented out at 7-star hotel prices' https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/368533-murree-nathia-gali-governor-houses-could-be-rented-out-at-7-star-hotel-prices 26 comments pakistan
- Rents rising, home prices up, yet Millennials continue to be priced out of the housing market http://monetarywatch.com/2016/01/rents-rising-home-prices-up-yet-millennials-continue-to-be-priced-out-of-the-housing-market-homeownership-rate-not-tracking-gains-in-prices/ 4 comments economy
- “The Rent Is Too High”: Warren, Bowman Ask Biden to Fight Crushing Housing Costs | The lawmakers warn that homelessness will continue to worsen as long as housing prices rise unmitigated. https://truthout.org/articles/the-rent-is-too-high-warren-bowman-ask-biden-to-fight-crushing-housing-costs/ 111 comments politics
- Home prices have decreased significantly since 2005 while rent has increased. It may be smarter than ever to keep and rent your house. http://www.youcheckcredit.com/blog/2012/06/before-you-rent-your-house/ 9 comments personalfinance
- Surging House Prices Expected to Propel Rent Increases, Push Up Inflation https://www.dallasfed.org/research/economics/2021/0824 10 comments economics
- What's Going on With Housing Prices? A Deep Dive into the Discrepancy Between Home Price Indexes, Private Sector Rental Data, and Official CPI Rent Indexes https://apricitas.substack.com/p/whats-going-on-with-housing-prices 44 comments economics
- Rents rising, home prices up, yet Millennials continue to be priced out of the housing market: Homeownership rate not tracking gains in prices. http://www.doctorhousingbubble.com/millennials-home-buyers-rents-rising-price-up-wages-staganant/ 5 comments economy
- White House outlines plan to address nation's soaring rent prices and protect tenants https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/white-house-outlines-plan-to-address-nations-soaring-rent-prices-and-protect-tenants 200 comments politics
- Rents up by 18%, house prices by 49% since 2010: EU house prices increased most in Estonia (+199%), Hungary (+174%), while the highest decreases were in Greece (-22%) and Italy (-9%). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/en/web/products-eurostat-news/w/DDN-20230110-1 28 comments europe
- Due to Tariffs US New Housing Costs 25% More Now, Existing Prices Increasing to Match, Rents Will Follow - 25%! Now THATS Inflation... Boomers Who Own Win Again https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/02/14/news/tariffs-wake-call-how-much-our-natural-resources-are-tapped-us 6 comments politics
- Due to Tariffs US New Housing Costs 25% More Now, Existing Prices Increasing to Match, Rents Will Follow - 25%! Now THATS Inflation... Boomers Who Own Win Again https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/02/14/news/tariffs-wake-call-how-much-our-natural-resources-are-tapped-us 14 comments economics
- EU27: Rents up by 14.2%, house prices by 25.0% since 2010: the highest rises in Estonia (+100.5%), Luxembourg (+85.8%), Latvia (+77.3%) and Austria (+75.9%). Decreases were observed in Greece (-31.0%), Italy (-13.2%), Spain (-5.6%) and Cyprus (-3.0%). https://www.reddit.com/gallery/j76xad 70 comments europe
- Thousands of homes in Vancouver have been declared unused and liable for new empty homes tax as part of government attempt to tackle skyrocketing home prices and soaring rents. After introducing 20% tax on foreign buyers, city is continuing to tackle housing affordability. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/08/vancouver-declares-5-of-homes-empty-and-liable-for-new-tax 4946 comments worldnews
- Rents and housing prices unaffordable to middle class in Los Angeles: The typical LA renter needs to earn $33 an hour just to afford a basic apartment. http://www.doctorhousingbubble.com/los-angeles-rents-rentals-wage-needed-to-afford-rents-middle-class/ 16 comments economy
- Tenants demand protections as LA fires exacerbate housing crisis: ‘Huge source of stress’ | Renters are not only facing an escalation in rent prices but also pressure to evict apartments from landlords https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/11/housing-rent-protection-la-fires 2 comments economy
- White House reveals new fair housing actions amid high rent prices — The Biden administration announced a new set of actions on Wednesday intended to protect renters and help curb rental costs (25 Jan. 2023) https://www.axios.com/2023/01/25/white-house-fair-housing-high-rent-eviction 895 comments economics
- Thousands march in Tel Aviv to protest housing shortage, high rent prices - Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/thousands-march-in-tel-aviv-to-protest-housing-shortage-high-rent-prices-1.374871 5 comments worldnews
- Rents up by 18%, house prices by 48% since 2010 in the EU: House prices more than doubled in Estonia, Hungary, Luxembourg, Latvia, Lithuania, Czechia and Austria. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/-/ddn-20221007-3 15 comments europe
- If You Want to Know Where US Inflation Is Heading, Look at Rents — Housing costs play big role in measures of underlying prices https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-12/if-you-want-to-know-where-us-inflation-is-heading-look-at-rents 134 comments economics
- EU: Rents up by 16%, house prices by 42% since 2010. The highest rises in house prices were in Estonia (+156%), Hungary (+128%) and Luxembourg (+124%). Decreases were observed in Greece (-23%), Italy (-12%) and Cyprus (-9%). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/-/ddn-20220408-1 437 comments europe
- Rising Rents Threaten to Prop Up Inflation: Officials at the Federal Reserve and White House thought fast price gains would pass. Rent increases could make it a slow fade. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/22/business/rising-rents-inflation.html 45 comments economy
- Rents up by 14.9%, house prices by 28.6% since 2010 in the EU: the highest rises for house prices were observed in Estonia (+112.8%), Luxembourg (+99.8%), Hungary (+90.6%), Latvia (+85.6%) and Austria (+81.4%). Decreases were in Greece (-28.1%), Italy (-15.2%), Spain (-5.2%) and Cyprus (-3.4%). https://www.reddit.com/gallery/mn9sp9 107 comments europe
- Rents up by 14.6%, house prices by 26.8% since 2010. House prices increased in 23 Member States and decreased in four, the highest rises in Estonia (+105.1%), Hungary (+92.2%), Luxembourg (+90.5%), Latvia (+83.6%) and Austria (+81.3%). Decreases were in Greece (-31.0%), Italy (-15.5%), Spain (-4%). https://www.reddit.com/gallery/kx621j 42 comments europe
- Germany's soaring housing prices spark calls for reform - From occupying buildings in Berlin to street protests in Munich, housing shortages and high rents are driving people in Germany to take action. Now politicians have gathered in the capital for a so-called housing summit. https://www.dw.com/en/germanys-soaring-housing-prices-spark-calls-for-reform/a-45595777 34 comments worldnews
- New housing units in New York City lead to a reduction in nearby rents and house sales prices. This contradicts some NIMBY claims that more housing supply makes housing less affordable. https://academic.oup.com/joeg/article-abstract/22/6/1309/6362685 201 comments science
- Rents up by 17%, house prices by 45% since 2010: House prices increased in 24 EU Member States and decreased in three, with the highest rises in Estonia (+174%), Hungary (+152%) and Luxembourg (+131%). Decreases were observed in Greece (-23%, see notes), Italy (-10%) and Cyprus (-8%). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/-/ddn-20220708-1 188 comments europe
- Protesters rally against 'rental insanity' in large German cities - Housing rents have risen sharply in major German cities over the past decade. Fed up, housing activists are now demanding that the government intervene and expropriate privately owned dwellings to control rental prices. https://www.dw.com/en/protesters-rally-against-rental-insanity-in-large-german-cities/a-48235915 59 comments worldnews