Global house prices still rising
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As the sun looks ready to set on the UK house price boom, global house prices are still rising,  a report in the Economist said.
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The International Monetary Fund warns that rising interest rates in some of the world's biggest economies may slow global house price growth.
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The rate of inflation rose in August for the fourth successive month as this year&#39;s series of interest rate rises drove up the cost of buying a house.
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London's luxury homes are now the most expensive in the world, experts say, with foreign buyers, salary bonuses and steady interest rates driving prices up in the capital's overheated property market.
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Get ready for new-home prices and remodeling costs to jump even higher because of unexpected continuing demand in America, also because of the construction explosion in China, record worldwide oil prices and, now, a triple play of devastating hurricanes.
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British house price inflation remained in double-digits in June and prices in the service sector accelerated, according to two separate surveys on Wednesday that reinforced expectations interest rates would go up this week.
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House prices rose 0.2 percent in September compared with the month before to stand up 17.8 percent on a year ago, the Nationwide Building Society says.
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Real estate is expensive these days,  but it's still a valuable commodity.
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Mortgage rates around the country rose this week but are still at levels that should continue to provide support to the vibrant housing market, analysts say.
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The Bank of England held its benchmark interest rate steady at a six-year high of 5.5 percent after reports that price inflation is slowing in the services and housing sectors. The bank raised rates last month after three other rises since August apparently failed to cool inflationary pressures and a buoyant housing market. Even after the European Central Bank raised rates Wednesday by a quarter-point, to 4 percent, Britainâs rates remain the highest among the worldâs seven wealthiest nations. Most economists expect a rise of a quarter of a percentage point next month in British rates. as the Bank of England tries to bring consumer price index inflation back to its 2 percent target from its current level of 2.8 percent.
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The latest rise in UK rates is set to cool housing activity, the Nationwide says, although price growth remains resilient.
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Global real estate investment is still  buoyant but a few cracks are starting to show as higher  borrowing costs begin to bite, making 2007 a pivotal year after  an extended bull run in property prices.
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House price growth remains strong despite concerns about interest rate rises, Land Registry figures show.
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Business & money: House prices rose by just 0.8% last month as the planned June 1 start date for home information packs drove more sellers on to the market.
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Oil prices keep climbing but for the moment the economists are sticking to the line that the global and Australian economies will weather the storm.
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Business & money: House prices in England and Wales edged ahead by 0.4% during September, government figures show.
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Business & money: Analysts believe Bank of England still likely to raise interest rates higher in the coming months.