UK property: rates rises working
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House prices in England and Wales fell slightly in August, according to figures from property research company Hometrack, offering another sign the market may be cooling in the face of higher interest rates.
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The Bank of England holds UK interest rates at 5.5%, but analysts say a rate rise later this year remains likely.
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Interest rates on U.S. 30-year and 15-year mortgages edged higher this week amid signs the economy is improving, stoking inflation concerns, mortgage finance company Freddie Mac said on Thursday.
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The rate of house price growth more than halved in June in the face of higher interest rates, a report claims.
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THE Bank of England&#39;s monetary policy committee kept Britain&#39;s 11m homebuyers, businesses and the City happy today when it left interest rates on hold at 4.75% for the second month in a row.
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New applications for US home loans rose last week to their highest level in four months even though mortgage rates ticked upward from their recent lows, an industry group said on Wednesday.
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European interest rates were on the rise yesterday after the Bank of England announced another increase in borrowing costs and the European Central Bank signalled that eurozone rates were likely to go up in September.
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UK retail sales rose slightly more than expected last month, as higher interest rates fail to bite, official figures show.
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The Bank of England raises UK interest rates to 5.75%, warning that pricing pressures remain elevated.
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Investor's Business Daily - The 30-year fixed mortgage rate averaged 6.53% in the week ended June 7, up from 6.42% last week and the highest since Aug., Freddie Mac said. It was at 6.62% last year. The 15-year fixed rate rose 0.1 point 15 6.22%. &quot;Mortgage rates climbed this week owing to market concerns of a tight labor force and wage growth,&quot; said Frank Nothaft, Freddie Mac vice president and chief economist. He said housing probably won&#39;t recover before year-end.
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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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Wages rose faster than expected in the June-August period but analysts say the increases are still not high enough to cause inflation worries at the Bank of England.
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Abbey is the first UK bank to raise its mortgage rates as a result of the turmoil in the financial markets.
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Mortgage rates rose this week, with the 30-year loan finally inching higher after falling for eight weeks. Thirty-year fixed-rate mortgages averaged 5.82 percent in the week ending Thursday
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UK interest rates are expected to go up  later this week as the Bank of England moves to combat inflation.
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UK house prices rose by 1.2% during April, government figures show.
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UK house prices shrug off the recent credit market turmoil to post a surprise rise in September, Nationwide says.