Share this article Share this article NEW YORK, June 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- According to Property Guide's latest research, house price increases have accelerated to an extraordinary extent in many countries in Europe, in Asia-Pacific, and in the U.S. and Canada. Low interest rates and monetary easing must be assumed to be the main causes. During the year to Q1 2021: Real house prices (i.e., prices adjusted for inflation) rose in 43 out of the 57 world's housing markets which have so far published housing statistics. The more upbeat nominal figures, more familiar to the public, showed house price rises in 50 countries, and declines in only 7 countries. North American housing markets are booming.