NI housing market to slow in 2007
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A 37% rise in NI's property prices in 2006 has led to speculation that the market may slow significantly.
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Business & money: Weakening house prices and soft consumer spending set to make 2008 worst year since early 1990s
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The housing market, in its deepest rut since the early 1990s, showed little sign of stabilization in November, and economists expect conditions to worsen in the near term.
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A weakening U.S. housing market and  a steady flow of Americans seeking jobless benefits will help  lead to a slowed economy over the coming months, data released  on Thursday showed.
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WASHINGTON -- A trade group for real estate agents on Tuesday lowered its forecast 2007 existing home sales for the eighth-straight month, predicting a drop of 8.6 percent from last year.
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Property prices fell further in November, while the time it took to sell a property lengthened, a survey finds.
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The leading realty trade group on Wednesday cut its 2007 forecast for U.S. home sales and prices, saying both would slide this year with sales hitting a five-year low.
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U.S. home sales will be a good deal  weaker this year than earlier thought as potential buyers  remain on the sidelines waiting for better deals, a national  real estate group said on Thursday.
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The housing market is slowing as higher interest rates bite, says the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
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Home ownership in England fell for a second year in 2007, and hit its lowest level since 1998, official figures claim.
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Business & money: Growth will slow markedly next year and is unlikely to see a recovery until after 2009, the CBI warns
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The median price of an American single-family home fell in 2007 for the first time in at least four decades, according to the National Association of Realtors.
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Strained by an ailing housing market and credit woes, the economy in 2007 is expected to log its worst growth in five years and should be somewhat sluggish next year.
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Property prices are falling at rates not seen since the 1990s housing recession, surveyors warn.
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Next year will likely bring a second  annual decline in existing home sales, the National Association  of Realtors predicted on Monday.
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UK house price growth stalled in January, slowing the annual rate of increase, mortgage lender the Halifax says.
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Northern Ireland businesses could face tougher economic conditions in the coming year, an economist  warns.