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The Biggest Housing Bubble of Them All Might Be Norwegian
Moody’s study finds Norwegian housing is most overvalued among developed nations
Rooftops sit above residential houses in the city center in Stavanger, Norway, on Tuesday, March 4, 2014.
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A widening chasm between housing prices and rental cost could be a sign that a correction is right around the corner. The biggest chasm can now be found in Norway.
That’s the finding of a study of 20 advanced economies by Moody’s Investors Service looking at the dynamic between house prices and what it defines as a market equilibrium.