'House prices are falling in the eurozone, with the exception of Portugal - the fourth biggest increase.'

'and Sweden (-6.8%), while the largest increases were recorded in Croatia (13.7%), Bulgaria (10.7%), Lithuania (9.4%) and Portugal (8.7%).

Compared to the first quarter of the year, house prices decreased in 11 member states and increased in 15 countries, with the largest decreases recorded in Slovakia (-3.9%), Luxembourg (-2.7%) and Hungary (-1.7%), while the most significant increases were observed in Latvia (5.1%), Bulgaria (4.3%) and Estonia (3.8%).