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• 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 they entered it.... Posted Aug 08 2009, 05:45 PM by Brickonomics Filed under: mortgages, house prices, RICS, unemployment, Nationwide, forecasts, CEBR, uncertainty

• 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 and Housing prospects report from the business and economic... Posted May 05 2009, 10:54 AM by Brickonomics Filed under: house prices, housing market, unemployment, interest rates, mortgage approvals, CEBR, recovery

• 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 a drop in the rate of inflation... Posted Apr 21 2009, 12:11 PM by Brickonomics Filed under: inflation, interest rates, Bank of England, CEBR, Andrew Sentance

• 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? Read More... Posted Apr 20 2009, 02:45 PM by Brickonomics Filed under: construction industry, Alistair Darling, economy, Bank of England, GDP, CEBR, Item Club, David Miles, Chancellor