As I looked for a house to rent I was surprised how a one-bedroom condo in downtown was the same price as a four-bedroom house only five miles away.

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After all, this was one of the few rich countries that skipped the global house-price boom.

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It found that for younger working households throughout Wales, the average house price to income ratio is now more than four to one.

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He said Tory figures showed that the number of towns where the average price house brings homeowners in to the inheritance tax band has "gone up from one in 1997 to 86 today".

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House price weakness helps the buyer, who is usually less wealthy than the seller, one of several factors muting the negative wealth effect.

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