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Global Residential Property Price Index by Country — 59 Countries, Quarterly (1927–2025)

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Comprehensive quarterly residential property price indices for 59 countries spanning nearly a century of data (1927–2025). Sourced from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Selected Residential Property Prices database. **Coverage:** - 59 individual countries across all major economies - Quarterly frequency from as early as 1927 through Q4 2025 - Both nominal and real (inflation-adjusted) price measures - Two standardized metrics: Index (2010 = 100) and Year-on-Year percentage change **Key Features:** - 34,716 cleaned and normalized observations - ISO country codes for easy joining with other datasets - Consistent quarterly time periods - Covers advanced and emerging market economies including US, UK, Japan, Germany, China, Brazil, India, and 52 more **Use Cases:** - Cross-country housing market analysis and benchmarking - Real estate cycle identification and forecasting - Inflation-adjusted property value trends - Academic research on housing bubbles and crashes - Portfolio risk analysis for real estate investments **Sources:** Bank for International Settlements (BIS) — Selected Residential Property Prices (WS_SPP), compiled from national central banks and statistical offices.

Schema

Name	Type	Description
country_code	string
country	string
year	string
quarter	string
period	string
value_type	string
measure	string
value	string
observation_status	string

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