House prices show modest rise
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House prices rose only modestly on the month in September, the Nationwide Building Society says, backing expectations that the Bank of England may have nearly finished raising interest rates.
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Business & money: House price inflation picked up in April, pushing the cost of an average UK home to Â£209,454, figures show.
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House price growth continued to show signs of slowing down during September the latest figures have shown. The average cost of a home increased by 0.2 per cent during the month, following growth of only 0.1
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U.S. Treasury debt prices remained  flat to slightly higher on Wednesday as news that sales of  existing homes rose 2.7 percent in November did little to stir  up a market looking ahead to a note auction.
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The dollar rose modestly against most  currencies on Tuesday in thin, pre-holiday dealings but posted  larger gains against the British pound on news of a sharp  November fall in UK house prices.
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US home prices at record levels don&#39;t signal a national price &#39;&#39;bubble&#39;&#39; because low mortgage rates and prospects for improved job growth will help sustain demand, housing-industry economists said.
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The pound has made slight gains against the dollar on the back of yesterday's release of Bank of England minutes which suggested a further hike in interest rates is unlikely.
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Treasury debt prices made modest gains  on Thursday following a surprise jump in weekly jobless claims  and retail sales that were slightly below expectations after  auto sales were stripped out.
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House price growth remains strong despite concerns about interest rate rises, Land Registry figures indicate.
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U.S. house prices rose 3.2 percent in the second quarter from a year ago, representing the slowest appreciation in a decade, the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight said on Thursday.
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British housing market grew slightly for the second month in succession in September, showing further evidence of checking effects by five interest rates hikes since last November
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Average U.S. home prices rose 0.5 percent in the first quarter from the prior quarter and 4.3 percent from a year earlier, but price appreciation was the slowest in a decade, the U.S. Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight reported Thursday.
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Stocks rose modestly Wednesday but concerns over Wall Streetâs bet on subprime loans have not gone away.
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Investor's Business Daily - Home prices in Britain and Wales rose just 3% in Dec. vs. a year earlier, said property consultant Hometrack. That's the smallest gain since June '06. Prices fell 0.3% vs. Nov., the most since Jan. '05. Homes are staying on the market for 8.3 weeks, the longest since the survey began in '01. The data are raising the prospects of further Bank of England rate cuts early next year.
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Mortgage applications rose slightly  last week as a jump in refinancing demand overshadowed a drop  in demand for loans to buy houses, an industry group said on  Wednesday.
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The pound was slightly weaker than this morning after some housing data showed a gradual easing in house price inflation and retail sales data came in largely as expected.
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Sales of previously owned homes inched up in November but that didn't change the overall bleak picture for an ailing housing industry that has been suffering through a painful slump.