UK house prices fell more than expected in November, as rising borrowing costs affected market sentiment. British home prices fell by 1.4% in November, which is the largest monthly decline since June 2020, according to data from the Nationwide mortgage lender. On an annual basis, house price growth in the …
Read More »RBA Warns of High House Prices
Australia’s central bank has admitted that booming house prices are worsening the inequality gap.Before a parliamentary committee’s inquiry on housing affordability on Monday, the RBA confessed that low income Australians would be forcibly pushed into poverty if buying a property becomes increasingly unaffordable.The comments made by RBA assistant governor Luci …
Read More »ECB’s Schnabel: Central banks must pay attention to house prices
Isabel Schnabel said that house prices need more attention from financial stability and price stability viewpoint. Schnabel indicated that owner-occupied housing would have contributed between 0.4 and 0.5 pp to data released by the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP).The member of ECB’s executive board also insisted that monetary policy …
Read More »RBNZ’s Orr: Unsustainable house prices poses financial challenges
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s governor, Adrian Orr, stated that the unsustainable level of house prices has imposed monetary, financial stability challenges on the country’s economy.House prices and housing affordability are affected by both supply and demand. Prices have become more unsustainable since November 2020. Domestic banks are working …
Read More »UK Home Sales Fell More Than 60% in July
Home sales in Britain during the month of July decreased by about 63%, after reducing a tax exemption aimed at encouraging home purchases during the Coronavirus crisis. The British Tax Office said Tuesday, August 24, that the number of homes sold in July, after adjusting for seasonal factors, was 73,740, …
Read More »UK House Prices Increased by 0.4% in July
Mortgage lender Halifax said Friday, August 8 that UK house prices rose in July, after falling in June. Halifax added that last month’s home prices rose 0.4% compared to June. On an annual basis, prices increased by 7.6% compared to July 2020.
Read More »U.S. House Prices Rise in Q1 – FHFA
House prices in the United States rose by 12.6% in the first quarter (Q1) of 2021, compared with the Q1 of 2020, data showed on Tuesday. The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) House Price Index (HPI) rose by 3.5% compared to Q4 of 2020. Meanwhile, FHFA’s seasonally adjusted monthly index …
Read More »UK House Prices Miss Expectations And Rise in February
Mortgage Finance Nation Wide said UK house price growth rose unexpectedly last month, defying expectations of a slowdown, as Finance Minister Rishi Sunak prepares to introduce new budgetary measures to boost the market. The company added that house prices rose 6.9% year-on-year in February from 6.4% in January, beating all …
Read More »House Prices Increased at The Fastest Pace Since Mid-2016
Official data revealed today, Wednesday, that British house prices increased in November at the fastest pace since June 2016, as the rise in the housing market due to the Corona pandemic is likely to be near its peak. The Office for National Statistics said house prices rose 7.6% year-on-year in …
Read More »UK House Prices Increase By 2.5% YoY in August
Official data showed on Wednesday that home prices in Britain rose 2.5% in August compared to a year ago, compared to a 2.1% annual increase in July, largely in line with the growth rate before the Corona pandemic. The Office for National Statistics said August data largely represented sales agreed …
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