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September 26, 2023
The Benefits and Considerations of Domestic Lump Sums in Corporate Relocation
When you are relocating domestically what is the best solution for your company: full-service relocation, lump sum...
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Domestic COLA
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Webinars and Events
September 25, 2023
Highlights from the AIRINC Roundtable in Buenos Aires
I had the amazing opportunity to travel to South America and host AIRINC’s first ever roundtables in Brazil and...
Inflation
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Latin America
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Housing & Utilities
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Mobility Policy
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Roundtables
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Allowances & Exchange Rates
September 15, 2023
Choosing the Right Assignment Approach: Understanding Compensation & Allowances
In the world of long-term temporary assignments, two popular approaches are often used: the Home-Based Tax Equalized...
Tax
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Housing & Utilities
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Home-Based Assignments
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Host-Based Assignments
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Cost of Living / COLA
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Trends
September 13, 2023
Global Tax Chat #3: Tax Updates, New Housing Programs and Remote Work
On September 12th, AIRINC hosted our third Global Tax Chat. I was joined by my colleague, Jeremy Piccoli, and our...
Tax
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International Tax Guide
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Remote Work
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Asia
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Housing & Utilities
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North America
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Allowances & Exchange Rates
September 6, 2023
Understanding Key Money: A Surprising Cost for Renters in Japan
When expatriates embark on the search for rental housing in Japan, it is crucial for them to be mindful of an...
Data Points
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International Housing Guide
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Asia
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Housing & Utilities
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Allowances & Exchange Rates
August 29, 2023
Comparing Home-Based Tax Equalized and Host Plus Assignments
In the world of long-term temporary assignments, two popular approaches are often used: the Home-Based Tax Equalized...
Tax
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Housing & Utilities
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Home-Based Assignments
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Host-Based Assignments
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Cost of Living / COLA
Domestic Relocation
August 25, 2023
Helping Talent Acquisition Attract Talent to High Cost US Locations
The mobility team at a leading biotechnology company was looking for ways to partner with their Talent Acquisition...
Housing & Utilities
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Domestic COLA
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Domestic Relocations
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Webinars and Events
August 14, 2023
AIRINC Roundtable in Rio: Insights and Initiatives for Global Mobility Professionals
I had the amazing opportunity to travel to South America and host AIRINC’s first ever roundtables in Brazil and...
Latin America
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Housing & Utilities
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Diversity/Equity & Inclusion (DE&I)
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Mobility Policy
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Roundtables
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Webinars and Events
August 4, 2023
Insights and Collaboration: Reflections from AIRINC's Singapore Roundtable Discussions
AIRINC has recently hosted another successful roundtable discussion in Singapore, where corporate companies come...
Asia
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Housing & Utilities
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Roundtables
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Host-Based Assignments
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Allowances & Exchange Rates
May 31, 2023
How do you manage your housing budgets?
Housing can be one of the most emotional aspects of an assignment: securing a safe and comfortable rental is often top...
Housing & Utilities
Allowances & Exchange Rates
April 25, 2023
Singapore housing: get the details behind the headlines
Singapore has long been a popular destination for companies and expatriate professionals, thanks to its safety,...
International Housing Guide
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Asia
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Housing & Utilities
Allowances & Exchange Rates
April 17, 2023
Developmental Housing: It's Not as Difficult as You Think
Developmental Housing In our most recent Mobility Outlook Survey for 2023, 30% of companies are expecting an increase...
Housing & Utilities
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Developmental Assignments
Allowances & Exchange Rates
April 13, 2023
What are the reasons behind the rise in rents in Dubai?
Dubai is a popular city known for its luxurious lifestyle, world-class infrastructure, and stunning skyscrapers. Over...
Asia
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Research
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Housing & Utilities
Domestic Relocation
April 5, 2023
Financial support for relocating homeowners in the United States… target mortgage or overall cost-of-living?
Housing affordability and increased costs have long presented challenges for domestic relocation. Mortgage rates in the...
Housing & Utilities
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United States of America
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Domestic COLA
Allowances & Exchange Rates
February 13, 2023
Manage Your Housing Budgets with AIRINC
Housing can be one of the most emotional aspects of an assignment: securing a safe and comfortable rental is often top...
International Housing Guide
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Housing & Utilities
Allowances & Exchange Rates
February 1, 2023
How has Scotland’s rent freeze impacted the housing market?
Residential rental markets in cities around Scotland are facing the difficult reality of low supply of rental units...
Europe
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Research
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Housing & Utilities
Allowances & Exchange Rates
December 23, 2022
Key Things You Need to Know About Inflation and Your Global Mobility Program - Step 2 Host Housing & Utilities
How does inflation impact Host Housing and Utilities? With inflation continuing to be a global issue, let’s review some...
Inflation
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Housing & Utilities
Domestic Relocation
December 13, 2022
What are the most expensive locations in the USA?
According to AIRINC's recent U.S. Domestic Relocation benchmark, 29% of companies provide a cost of living allowance...
Housing & Utilities
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United States of America
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Domestic COLA
Allowances & Exchange Rates
November 3, 2022
U.S. Housing Market Update: October 2022
The U.S. housing markets continue to surge! Even with mortgage rate hikes, the U.S. housing market surge continues....
Housing & Utilities
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United States of America
Trends
October 27, 2022
Tactics to drive Talent Strategy in High-Cost Markets
An interview with a global Pharma leader Mobility programs are seeking to partner with talent acquisition/recruiting to...
Talent
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Housing & Utilities
Allowances & Exchange Rates
September 23, 2022
Diesel price hike increases Nigerian rents
How is the rental market changing in Nigeria? Easing COVID-19 restrictions and the naira depreciation haveincreased...
Africa
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Housing & Utilities
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Fuel Prices
Domestic Relocation
August 22, 2022
New Solution: Home Purchase Differentials to Support Your U.S. Talent Deployment Strategy!
Relocating talent in the U.S. can create affordability challenges for your employees, especially when deploying talent...
Home Purchase Differential
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Housing & Utilities
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United States of America
Allowances & Exchange Rates
August 10, 2022
Housing Data Points: European rental markets update
How have housing markets changed? Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has had noteworthy effects on many of Europe’s rental...
Data Points
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Europe
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Housing & Utilities
Allowances & Exchange Rates
August 2, 2022
South Korean Rental Market: A Tale of Three Cities
South Korea Rental Market Recent changes in bank interest rates and tax laws implemented in 2020 are two of the biggest...
Asia
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Housing & Utilities
Allowances & Exchange Rates
July 27, 2022
Georgia: A Bridge of Peace
In Tbilisi, there is a bridge called “Bridge of Peace,” designed to connect Old Tbilisi with the new district. Today,...
Europe
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Research
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Housing & Utilities
Allowances & Exchange Rates
July 19, 2022
Zipping around Zurich – Do you need to fuel up?
Switzerland is synonymous with mountains, lakes, and beautiful towns. When I was in Zurich to meet with housing...
Transportation
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Europe
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Housing & Utilities
Allowances & Exchange Rates
July 6, 2022
What are the trends in the housing markets of Seoul and Singapore?
Over the last two years, Seoul and Singapore have faced tremendous changes in their housing rental markets. Both...
Asia
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Housing & Utilities
Allowances & Exchange Rates
June 16, 2022
London Housing: demand outstrips supply
Rents in and around London increased throughout Q1 and Q2 and are now noticeably higher than pre-pandemic levels. As...
Europe
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Housing & Utilities
Allowances & Exchange Rates
May 26, 2022
US Rental Markets
Earlier this month AIRINC was invited to speak with Plus Relocation’s Advisory Council about the state of the US rental...
Housing & Utilities
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United States of America
Allowances & Exchange Rates
May 12, 2022
Calgary Housing: Competition in the “Texas” of Canada
Calgary’s desirability is growing fast, causing quick movement in the housing market. With low cost of living, an...
Housing & Utilities
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North America
Allowances & Exchange Rates
May 2, 2022
San Francisco’s Slowly Recovering Market
Like other urban cities across the United States, San Francisco’s rental market took a big hit as many people in the...
Housing & Utilities
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United States of America
Allowances & Exchange Rates
April 22, 2022
St. John’s Rentals and the Pandemic Effect
Like most places around the world, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic....
Housing & Utilities
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North America
Domestic Relocation
April 5, 2022
U.S. Cost-of-Living: Financial stress and ways to provide support
The only constant is change…in prices Economic challenges exist when relocating employees within the United States....
Housing & Utilities
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United States of America
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Domestic COLA
Trends
March 31, 2022
Are you WFH or WFG (Working from Garden)?
Flexible work arrangements are nothing new as working from home for one or two days a week has been a long-standing...
Remote Work
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Housing & Utilities
Allowances & Exchange Rates
March 30, 2022
Update on Housing in Poland
As the conflict in Ukraine continues, the outflow of people is impacting neighboring housing markets, especially...
Europe
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Housing & Utilities
Compensation
March 23, 2022
Work to Live: The Remote Work Impact on US Real Estate
The most recent market data is clear: remote work continues to have a powerful impact on the cost of housing in the...
Remote Work
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Housing & Utilities
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United States of America
Domestic Relocation
February 24, 2022
What are the top 20 most expensive major cities in the US for housing?
Recent headlines in the United States have been dominated by the rapid inflation of housing prices.
Housing & Utilities
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United States of America
Allowances & Exchange Rates
February 17, 2022
Are you relocating employees into high-cost housing markets?
Are you seeking a creative solution to help your employees afford a home in these markets? Introducing AIRINC's U.S....
International Housing Guide
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Inflation
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Housing & Utilities
Allowances & Exchange Rates
February 4, 2022
Catch me if you can: Housing & Taxis in Istanbul
Before discussing the rental market in Istanbul, a housing source shared an old Ottoman wives’ tale about Turkish...
Transportation
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Europe
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Housing & Utilities
Allowances & Exchange Rates
January 25, 2022
Seoul’s Rents Soar After Housing Measures
South Korea Real Estate Over the past two years, the South Korean government implemented a series of measures to...
Tax
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Asia
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Housing & Utilities
Allowances & Exchange Rates
January 14, 2022
Help, how do I pay my rent? Payment methods in South Korea
Rent in South Korea While investigating the rental market in Seoul, I spoke with Yonjoo Oh, CEO of Reloko. Yonjoo said...
Asia
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Housing & Utilities
Domestic Relocation
January 6, 2022
New Year, New Ways to Incent Domestic Relocation!
Relocating Trends Since the start of the pandemic, the United States has experienced unprecedented spikes in real...
Housing & Utilities
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United States of America
Trends
December 14, 2021
Establishing an effective local-plus package
What are the plus elements in your local-plus package? Local-Plus Packages are widely used in Hong Kong, but due to...
Housing & Utilities
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White Papers & Articles
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Host-Based Assignments
Allowances & Exchange Rates
December 1, 2021
Housing Data for Secondary Cities
One thing that I really enjoy is being able to positively surprise someone with a ”Yes!”
International Housing Guide
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Research
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Housing & Utilities
Allowances & Exchange Rates
November 3, 2021
New York Housing
Following the emergence of a COVID-19 vaccine, New York’s infection rate reduced to a third of its highest point in...
Research
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Housing & Utilities
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United States of America
Domestic Relocation
October 23, 2021
Is this the future of benchmarking?
On October 13th, AIRINC hosted our first live benchmarking event. We conducted the session to help mobility...
Housing & Utilities
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Surveys & Benchmarks
Allowances & Exchange Rates
September 10, 2021
Housing Benchmark and Regular Update - Keys to stay competitive
The COVID-19 pandemic inspired a trend of assignees working remotely and moving from downtown living spaces to more...
Remote Work
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Housing & Utilities
Trends
August 27, 2021
Is China’s Greater Bay Area (GBA) the next hot spot for international talents?
What is the Greater Bay Initiative? The Greater Bay Area (GBA) is China’s ambitious goal to develop an integrated...
Asia
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Housing & Utilities
Allowances & Exchange Rates
August 25, 2021
Ways to Capitalize on a Weaker Rental Market
We have recently seen an increased level of interest from companies who are keen to find ways to capitalize on a softer...
International Housing Guide
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Housing & Utilities
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Surveys & Benchmarks
Allowances & Exchange Rates
August 2, 2021
Istanbul’s Rising Rents
Rents increased in Istanbul as demand for housing climbs and the value of the Turkish lira continues to slide against...
Europe
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Research
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Housing & Utilities
Allowances & Exchange Rates
July 28, 2021
Marseille rental market crunch
Famous for its history as a Mediterranean port city, Marseille is France’s second most populous city. It sits on the...
Europe
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Research
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Housing & Utilities
Domestic Relocation
July 19, 2021
U.S. real estate market and the impact on cost-of-living
Mark Twain famously said, “buy land, they’re not making it anymore”. This rings true today as it relates to the U.S....
Housing & Utilities
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United States of America
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Domestic COLA
Allowances & Exchange Rates
July 13, 2021
Data Points: Q.2 2021
A Selection of AIRINC Research Results This quarter’s cost of living research was conducted primarily in Europe, Asia,...
Data Points
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Research
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Housing & Utilities
Allowances & Exchange Rates
July 2, 2021
Do you consider input from local HR when updating housing budgets?
Global Mobility is often challenged by local HR about the housing budgets in a given location. What do you do in this...
Housing & Utilities
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Destination Service Provider
Allowances & Exchange Rates
June 17, 2021
An Erratic Market in Dubai
An Erratic Market in Dubai Like many locations throughout the world, the rental market in Dubai has been chaotic since...
International Housing Guide
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Middle East
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Housing & Utilities
Allowances & Exchange Rates
May 19, 2021
Barbados 12-Month Welcome Stamp: Impact on Housing Supply
The island country of Barbados was not initially hit hard by the pandemic. Only in recent months has the country...
Latin America
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Research
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Housing & Utilities
Allowances & Exchange Rates
May 12, 2021
The Price of Security in Port-au-Prince
The COVID-19 pandemic has been the main topic of interest for most cities I have researched over the past year. I...
Latin America
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Housing & Utilities
Allowances & Exchange Rates
April 28, 2021
Negotiating Rent in the COVID Age
The COVID-19 pandemic created more opportunities for negotiating rents around the world. In some markets, landlords are...
Housing & Utilities
Allowances & Exchange Rates
April 23, 2021
A Snapshot of International Housing Rental Markets [DATA POINTS Q.1 2021]
AIRINC Housing Update Below are select snapshots of rental markets around the world. These updates are taken from...
Data Points
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Research
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Housing & Utilities
Allowances & Exchange Rates
April 16, 2021
Rising Demand in Taubaté, Brazil
Taubaté’s rental market experienced rising demand in recent months. I spoke with local housing sources who explained...
Latin America
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Research
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Housing & Utilities
Allowances & Exchange Rates
April 6, 2021
International Demand Strains Suriname’s Housing Market
In recent months, several major oil companies expanded their offshore drilling operations in Guyana to include...
Latin America
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Research
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Housing & Utilities
Allowances & Exchange Rates
April 1, 2021
Rental Shortage in Darwin and Perth
After experiencing years of a decline in housing market activity, Australian cities Darwin and Perth are now the...
Research
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Housing & Utilities
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Oceania
Allowances & Exchange Rates
April 1, 2021
Data Points: Q.1 2021
A Selection of AIRINC Research Results This quarter’s cost of living research was conducted primarily in North America,...
Data Points
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Research
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Housing & Utilities
Allowances & Exchange Rates
March 24, 2021
Sydney and Melbourne: Is There Supply for Every Demand?
Since March of 2020, more than 450,000 Australian citizens and permanent residents returned home on the advice of the...
Housing & Utilities
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Oceania
Allowances & Exchange Rates
March 12, 2021
A House Supply Crunch in San Juan’s Rental Market
Supply Crunch Over the past year, the rental market in San Juan, Puerto Rico experienced a significant supply crunch of...
Research
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Housing & Utilities
Allowances & Exchange Rates
February 23, 2021
Affordable Housing Permits in The Hague
Affordable Housing Shortage The Hague’s rental market has been facing an affordable housing shortage over the past...
International Housing Guide
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Europe
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Housing & Utilities
Allowances & Exchange Rates
February 16, 2021
COVID-19’s impact on the Russian Rental Market: From Moscow to Irkutsk
Moscow, Russia. Photo taken from the AIRINC research archives. Moscow The rental market in Moscow has been greatly...
Europe
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Housing & Utilities
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COVID
Allowances & Exchange Rates
February 11, 2021
Can you guess which global rents are falling?
Dublin, Ireland Rents dropped in Dublin in the wake of COVID-19. Supply increased as assignees left the city and new...
Data Points
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Housing & Utilities
Allowances & Exchange Rates
February 9, 2021
Rents decrease in Hong Kong after Protests and COVID-19
The impact of unrest and falling demand Rent in Hong Kong is notoriously among the highest in the world. In the face of...
Asia
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Housing & Utilities
Allowances & Exchange Rates
February 5, 2021
Can you guess which global rents are on the rise?
Glass buildings in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Photo taken by AIRINC Surveyor Oscar Rasson. Cologne, Germany Due to limited...
Data Points
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Inflation
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Housing & Utilities
Allowances & Exchange Rates
February 2, 2021
Economic slowdown and rental decreases in Bangkok
From flourishing to stalled Before COVID-19, Bangkok’s economy was flourishing with new real estate projects and...
Asia
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Housing & Utilities
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COVID
Allowances & Exchange Rates
January 26, 2021
Strong demand bolstering rents in Shanghai
Entry suspended, market not upended. Although China has continued to suspend the entry of most foreigners, Shanghai’s...
Asia
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Housing & Utilities
Allowances & Exchange Rates
January 5, 2021
Housing's Rise and Fall in Georgetown, Guyana
Skyrocketing, falling, leveling: 2020's impact on Georgetown prices Between August 2019 and March 2020, Georgetown...
Latin America
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Housing & Utilities
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COVID
