The English Housing Survey for 2011-12 shows that the rising number of private tenants, 3.84 million, outnumbered the 3.8 million in social housing.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau's American Housing Survey, 11 million households lived in gated communities in 2009, up from more than 7 million in 2001.
According to the American Housing Survey, conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau, the number of people living in gated communities rose to almost 11 million households in 2009, up from slightly more than 7 million in 2001, though the numbers may actually be significantly higher, Low said.
Not enough new homes are being built in Guernsey, a housing needs survey has found.
Six of the 10 most unaffordable cities are in Australia according to the annual Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey.
The latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and Ulster Bank Housing Market Survey showed a rise in transactions.
Its latest survey suggested the housing market in some parts of the country may now be "over the very worst".
Last year the Survey of English Housing revealed that there had been an 8% rise in the number of households renting from private landlords, to 3.62 million or 16.5% of all households.
This survey will conclude that the latest housing boom has inflated bubbles in several countries, notably America, Australia, Britain, Ireland, the Netherlands and Spain.
Women are more worried than men, in terms of their personal finances, the economy, work, housing costs and job stability, according to the survey.
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U.S. economic data due for release Wednesday includes the weekly MBA mortgage applications survey, durable goods orders, the housing price index and the weekly DOE energy stocks report.
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We start off our economic reports this week with the Empire State Manufacturing Survey on Monday, along with the Housing Market Index, which reflects the outlook of the homebuilders.
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Housing starts, jobless claims, and the Philadelphia Fed Survey follow on Thursday.
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Nevertheless, a survey of 100 economists painted a bleak picture of housing, as they expected prices to drop 2.5% this year, and then only rise 1.1% through 2015.
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey was weaker than expected on Monday, as was the Housing Market Index.
U.S. economic data due for release Thursday includes the weekly jobless claims report, the housing price index, leading economic indicators and the Philadelphia Fed business outlook survey.
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The survey suggests that the consumer slowdown, linked to the downturn in the housing market, is continuing.
Carried out in 2011 it found the number of housing units needed each year had risen from 340 in 2006, when the previous survey was conducted, to 451.
The CBI said in its most recent bi-annual survey (in July) of 188 London-based firms, that housing was the fourth "key weakness" after overall operating costs, transport and tax environment.
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They recently released a survey which they say shows that citizens -- even in the supposedly more conservative housing-estate heartland -- are more tolerant toward gay activity than expected.
U.S. economic data due for release Wednesday includes the weekly MBA mortgage applications survey, the Empire State manufacturing survey, Treasury international capital flows, industrial production and capacity utilization, the NAHB housing market index, the weekly DOE energy stocks report, and the FOMC meeting minutes.
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Housing prices rose in 63 cities and fell in 37 in August from the preceding month, the survey showed.
The housing market is expected to end the year on a "flat note", according to a survey by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
U.S. economic data due for release Thursday includes housing starts and building permits data, the weekly jobless claims report and the Philadelphia Fed business outlook survey.
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Interviews and survey data from various East Asian countries show that part of the problem is extremely high housing costs roughly twice or more as a percentage of income as in the United States, according to demographer Wendell Cox and often pitiably small space.
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In its latest survey of consumer attitudes in July 2010, Fannie Mae, one of America's two housing-finance giants, found that Americans wanted to buy houses for a range of reasons, from providing a safe environment for their children and having more control over their living space to making a financial return.
The U.S. data includes the weekly MBA mortgage applications survey, the consumer price index, the Empire State manufacturing survey, real earnings, Treasury international capital data, industrial production and capacity utilization, the NAHB housing market index and the weekly DOE energy stocks report.
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As housing prices were wobbling elsewhere, the huge annual property exhibition reported remaining busy and potential investors were encouraged by a survey saying real estate prices in the Middle East will significantly out perform all other regions.
Just Wednesday, the U.S. published a few strong economic reports, including the Empire Manufacturing business survey (at 19.5 in February, from 13.5 in January) and the NAHB housing market index (at 29 in February from 25 in January).
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