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OECD: real house prices up more than 40% over a decade
The OECD's affordable-housing overview states that real house prices increased by over 40% over the past decade on average across member countries, remaining well above pre-pandemic levels after a slight decline from the 2022 peak. It also reports that one in three low-income tenant households are overburdened by rent.
Source: OECD · Published 1 January 2025 · Added 16 September 2026 · Global
Why it matters
The 40% figure is an OECD-average real-price change, not a world median and not a typical household's experience. It is still one of the strongest cross-country facts available.
Related topics: Home Prices · Affordability · Rent
Read the original at OECDOECD overview of housing affordability. States that real house prices have increased by over 40% over the past decade on average across the OECD, and that one in three low-income tenant households spend over 40% of disposable income on rent.