India

Residential construction and steel consumption in India

Canada

Strong price growth in the western provinces caused the average Multiple Listing Service for all of Canada to increase

United States

The U.S. Housing market has been sharply declining over the past year, reflecting the nation's shaky consumer confidence

United Kingdon

UK housing prices are growing at the fastest pace in the past two years, peaking at an average of £222,333 at November's end.

Brazil

With an area of 8.5 million km2, Brazil is the fifth largest country in the world. Yet 84.3% of its 181.6 million inhabitants congregate in urban areas where housing is at a serious deficit.

Estonia: Rapidly growing market

Estonia, a country that covers about 45,000 km2 with a population of just over 1 million, has been noted as one of the fastest growing economies in the world, in company with its sister Baltic States, Latvia and Lithuania.

Housing growth in China

Since the privatization of more than 70% of the housing inventory over the last decade, China's residential construction market has burgeoned to an estimated 186 million square metres of new building per year.

Indian housing market to grow

Over the past decade, India has gone from being a follower to being a contender in the global economy.

Poland housing In high demand

A year after their accession into the EU, Poland's housing and construction markets are in a state of flux as the country continues to work at modernizing its economy.