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• The stagnant housing market: More a problem of first-time movers than first-time buyers

  First-time buyers are increasingly becoming trapped in their first-time homes and unable to move on to homes that better suit their needs. That at least is the implication of some figures that caught my eye recently when I was looking though some data... Posted Nov 10 2009, 08:41 PM by Brickonomics Filed under: housing market, housing policy, inflation, interest rates, property transactions, first-time buyers, Richard Donnell, Hometrack, Council of Mortgage Lenders, Housing Market Intelligence, first-time movers

• Odd ideas to kickstart house building No 93: Just give first-time buyers £10,000

  What would happen if the taxpayer (via the Government) decided to give first-time buyers otherwise unable to raise a deposit £10,000 so they could buy a new home? The answer, at least on the face of it, is a bit quirky and, perhaps, for house builders... Posted Jul 26 2009, 10:36 AM by Brickonomics Filed under: unemployment, house building, recession, first-time buyers, Treasury, taxation, HomeBuy, doodles

• Official figures put house prices 14.2% below peak

  The latest official figures produced by Communities and Local Government to gauge house prices suggest the decline in prices accelerated in February to an annual rate of -12.3%, which puts them 14.2% down from peak. No particular surprise there. But there... Posted Apr 15 2009, 12:44 PM by Brickonomics Filed under: house prices, CLG, first-time buyers