Brickonomics

House price falls in 2008 more than double those of the 1990s

2008 will go into the record books as the year house prices fell at their fastest rate, with prices dropping over the year at more that double the pace of the previous record fall in 1992. The Nationwide data out...

Posted by Brian on January 6, 2009 10:43 AM

Thousands of homebuyers in negative equity

Figures provided to the BBC by the Council of Mortgage Lenders show that 23,000 homebuyers took out 100% mortgages in the 12 months to March this year. With house prices as measured by HBOS (Halifax) back to the level of...

Posted by Brian on June 10, 2008 12:51 PM