In terms of the housing sector, there is no question that many communities and neighborhoods were devastated by the effects of the financial crisis. Recently, we see that overall demand has been strengthening, with both home sales and prices rising markedly in many areas.
Thank you very much for your attention. 10  Further Effective and Sustainable Monetary Easing Speech at the Kisaragi-kai Meeting in Tokyo (via webcast)  March 30, 2021 KURODA Haruhiko Governor of the Bank of Japan  Introduction I. Developments in Economic Activity and Prices and the Bank's Policy Responses to the Impact of COVID-19  II.