Brickonomics

Forecasters call the bottom of the house price slump

The increasing stretch of stable house prices is leading forecasters to call the bottom of the slump. The Nationwide late last month tentatively said it may be time to think the unthinkable that house prices may exit 2009 higher than...

Posted by Brian on August 8, 2009 4:45 PM

A housing market recovery next year, says CEBR

There is a growing chorus of voices saying that the worst is over in the housing market and that the upturn is not that far away. And to add a bit more volume to the choir is the latest Consumer...

Posted by Brian on May 5, 2009 9:54 AM

Inflation down but far from out, despite cheaper cucumbers

For the first time in a year the annual rate of inflation measured on the CPI index dropped below 3%, dropping from 3.2% to 2.9%. The main contributor to the fall in inflation was lower energy costs, which contributed to...

Posted by Brian on April 21, 2009 11:11 AM

Recovery soon for construction?

The torrent of economic good news gushing from economists and think tanks is almost overwhelming. Hell's teeth it is a boost to confidence. But does this mean that the recovery is in sight for construction?...

Posted by Brian on April 20, 2009 1:45 PM

Cold snap may prompt early collapse of weakened construction firms, says CEBR

It is good to see that the chill wind hasn't frozen the work produced by the economists at the consultancy CEBR. Here is one piece of cogitation that caught my eye. CEBR's chief economist Douglas McWilliams has done a "quick...

Posted by Brian on February 2, 2009 12:47 PM

Economists mark 2009 for the biggest fall in house prices

If you bought a house in 2003 or afterwards there is a fair change that by 2013 it will be worth just the same or less than as you paid for it. That is the grimmest view taken by the...

Posted by Brian on February 2, 2009 8:48 AM