It progressed of 7.8 % in the world from the middle 2006 to the middle 2007, against 9.6 % during the previous year. The increasing interest rates played an important role in this slowing down, but the main explanation of this phenomenon lies in the fact that many markets, in particular the emerging markets of Central or oriental Europe, had reached the limits of the reasonable price levels explain the specialists of Knight Frank.

During the next twelve months, they plan to pursue the gradual slowing down of the rise in prices in France, in Italy and in the Caribbean islands.

The horizon should besides get free in the United States from the middle 2008, while at present, possessions on sale in the best buildings of New York seem to be a very good market.