The chart below shows the number of houses sold in 8 cities in the world for more than 5 Million US dollars in 2009 and 2014. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

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of

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sold in 8 cities globally costing more than 5 million US dollars between 2009 to 2014. In 2009, Dubai recorded the lowest among the rest as only 12

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were sold,

on the other hand

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, London was the highest recording 523

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sold following Hong Kong and New York as they sold 388 and 476

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respectively.

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, Dubai and the

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of

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costing more than 5 million USD increased in 2014, reaching 46

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it remains the lowest amongst the other cities alongside Singapore, where the

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dropped from 107 in 2009 to 74 in 2014 ranking the lowest after Dubai .

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, London's

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of

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dramatically increased in 2014, remaining the highest city with 1638

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sold.

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New York and Hongkong remained the second and third highest in terms of

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of

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sold with over 5 million value, scoring 796 and 596 respectively.

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, the cities seem to have a steady increase in the

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of

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sold except for Singapore where it showed a drop in 2014, compared to 2009.