Between the beginning of 2001 and the end of 2005, the constant-quality price index for new homes rose 30 percent and the purchase-only price index of existing homes published by the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO) increased 50 percent.
The implications of an enlargement of the monetary union  The debate on convergence and divergence in the monetary union has acquired a further dimension as a result of the projected eastward enlargement of the EU.