Average asking price of a UK home up 3.2%
Rightmove has reported that a scarcity of new sellers bumped up asking prices by 3.2% in the four weeks to mid-February, taking the average asking price for a UK home to £229,298.
The figure compares with £222,261 in January, which saw a monthly change of 0.4%.
The leap set a new record for London at £427,987, and [...]
[ Published on :
Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:26 ]
|
Wis. agency will resume lending to home buyers
(AP)
AP - Wisconsin residents seeking to buy a home for the first time got a boost Friday when the states affordable housing agency announced plans to resume lending after a 17-month suspension.
[ Published on :
Mon, 15 Feb 2010 09:33 ]
|
Judge: No evidence of misconduct in KB Home case
(AP)
AP - A federal judge indicated Tuesday that he wont allow the former head of construction giant KB Home to look into alleged wrongdoing by prosecutors in his stock-options backdating case.
[ Published on :
Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:16 ]
|
US new home sales in third consecutive monthly fall
The Commerce Department has today revealed a fall in sales of new homes in the US for the month of January - the third consecutive month that sales have fallen.
According to the Commerce Department, new single-family home sales dived by 11.2% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 306,000 units - the lowest since records [...]
[ Published on :
Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:37 ]
|
US home sales in surprise fall in January
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) has revealed a fall in sales of previously owned homes in the US for the month of January, suggesting the extension of the $8,000 tax credit for first-time buyers is having little appeal.
The industry body said sales agreements fell 7.6% in January compared with December and the index [...]
[ Published on :
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:42 ]
|
|
|
January home sales data expected to show increase
(AP)
 AP - Sales of previously occupied homes are expected to be up slightly for January after a sharp drop in December as demand remained stable despite a stormy winter in much of the country.
[ Published on :
Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:37 ]
|
Soaring China home prices thwart ordinary buyers
(AP)
 AP - The luxury apartment buildings Yang Xuhua passes on her way to work are a daily reminder of her own frustrated efforts to buy a home. Prices for even modest apartments in Shanghai have soared, putting home purchases out of reach for white collar workers and professionals.
[ Published on :
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:00 ]
|
Home loan demand nudges higher in latest week
(Reuters)
 Reuters - U.S. mortgage applications nudged higher last week, reflecting increased demand for home purchase loans even as interest rates trekked higher, data from an industry group showed on Wednesday.
[ Published on :
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:51 ]
|
|
|
