Posts Tagged ‘annual’
Official: annual house price inflation 5.2%
The Land Registry has reported annual house price growth of 5.2% across England and Wales in September, marking the eleventh consecutive month in which annual property price inflation has remained above zero. However, the value of the typical home was at its lowest since December 2009 and the monthly change of -0.2% was the first [...]
House prices stable in August
UK house prices rose by 0.2% in August, following on from a 0.6% increase in July, according to Halifax. Much of the decline seen in the three preceding months has now been reversed, leaving the annual rate of inflation at 4.6%, slightly below the 4.9% measured in July. With the typical value of a home [...]
Nationwide: house prices fall for second month in a row
UK house prices saw their second consecutive monthly fall in August, according to Nationwide. The lender recorded a 0.9% decline in the average value of a home, following a 0.5% month-on-month fall in July. The annual rate of inflation remained in positive territory at 3.9% but was down sharply, from 6.6% in July and 8.7% [...]
Halifax: house prices up 0.6% in July
Halifax has reported that UK house prices increased by 0.6% in July, reversing a fall of 0.6% in June.
Prices were 4.9% higher year-on-year, having lost ground on a month earlier when the annual rate of growth registered at 6.3%.
At £167,425, the value of the average home stood 8.3% above its April 2009 trough but [...]
Australia continues to put brakes on rate hikes
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has again elected to leave interest rates on hold at 4.5% after a series of aggressive rate hikes since October.
It is the third consecutive month in which rates have been at this level but economists say the central bank will only leave rates on hold for the short-term.
Australia [...]