“There are different factors driving the various markets; real estate tends to be to a large extent a localized market,” said Todd Schubert, head of fixed-income research at Bank of Singapore Ltd. “However, the one over-riding theme is decelerating economic growth momentum, which is continuing to be a headwind for all markets and preventing a recovery in markets, such as Dubai, which have faced multi-year downturns.”, while low rates have supported Poland’s real-estate market.
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