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.

The graph above illustrates the

number

of

houses

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

houses

were sold,

on the other hand

, London was the highest recording 523

houses

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

houses

respectively.

However

, Dubai and the

number

of

houses

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

houses

although

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

houses

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

Also

, London's

number

of

houses

dramatically increased in 2014, remaining the highest city with 1638

houses

sold.

whereas

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

number

of

houses

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

Overall

, the cities seem to have a steady increase in the

number

of

houses

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