We examine the properties of house price fluctuations across 18 advanced economies over the past 40 years. We ask two specific questions: First, how synchronize

In this paper we first compare house price cycles in advanced and emerging economies using a new quarterly house price data set covering the period 1990-2012. W

We examine the properties of house price fluctuations across 18 advanced economies over the past 40 years. We ask two specific questions: First, how synchronize

We examine the relationship between house price synchronicity and global financial conditions across 40 countries and about 70 cities over the past three decade

House prices in many advanced economies have risen substantially in recent decades. But experience indicates that housing prices can diverge from their long-run