House prices defy credit crisis
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Business & money: Values rose by 0.7% in September despite financial turmoil.
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UK house prices rose for the first time in four months in December, the Halifax says.
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The homebuilder beats expectations; shares bounce back.
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UK house prices in July grew at their fastest pace in a year as higher interest rates failed to damp demand for property, a government survey showed.
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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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House price growth rebounded in June, according to the Nationwide, with prices rising by 1.1% in the month.
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The buy-to-let property market is still booming, despite higher interest rates,a report says.
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New-home sales surged unexpectedly in September, climbing 3.5%, as low mortgage rates attracted buyers, a government report showed Wednesday.
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British house prices advanced this month at the fastest pace since December, bolstering the case for an interest rate increase by the Bank of England next week. The average cost of a home rose 1.1 percent from May, to Â£184,070 ($368,000), according to the Nationwide Building Society, the biggest mortgage lender in Britain. âThe bounce-back in June is a bit stronger than expected,â said Fionnuala Earley, chief economist at Nationwide. âIt looks like the bank will bring forward the decision to increase interest rates, and increase the risk that rates get to 6 percent this year.â.
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UK house prices rose 0.2pc in September compared with the month before to stand up 17.8pc on a year ago, according to Nationwide Building Society.
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Business & money: House prices in England and Wales increased by 9.1% in the year to April, one of the highest annual rises in two years.
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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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Sales of existing U.S. homes rose unexpectedly to a record high in November and prices surged as low mortgage rates fueled home-buying, a trade association report showed on Wednesday.
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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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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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The pound rose against the dollar and was steady despite further evidence of slowing consumer credit and mortgage lending emerging in Britain, adding to the argument that interest rates have hit a peak.
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A surprisingly large number of Americans took advantage of low mortgage rates to buy new homes in September, signaling continued strength in the real estate market.