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• Rightmove data suggests a testing time for house prices

  One figure in the commentary alongside the latest set of Rightmove statistics caught my eye - apparently there has been a 20% increase in sellers coming to the market compared with the previous year. Rightmove puts this down to resurgence in home movers... Posted Jul 20 2009, 09:51 AM by Brickonomics Filed under: house prices, homebuyers, Rightmove, confidence, home movers

• Surveyors feel a stronger pulse in the housing market

  The latest survey of the housing market by the surveyors' body RICS has provided yet more evidence that the rate of decay in the housing market may be easing, with the average surveyor busier than at time since last November. The uplift in buyer inquiries... Posted May 12 2009, 09:20 AM by Brickonomics Filed under: house prices, RICS, housing market, homebuyers, recovery, inquiries

• Home prices slide but rate of decline has eased, says Nationwide

  The latest Nationwide data on house prices is yet another pointer to suggst the slide in house prices is far from over. The April figure saw the average price fall by 0.4% in April after the upward blip of 0.9% a month earlier. The optimists may suggest... Posted Apr 30 2009, 10:25 AM by Brickonomics Filed under: mortgages, house prices, unemployment, recession, Nationwide, homebuyers, home ownership, confidence

• More buyers sniffing around for bargain buys in the housing market, says RICS

  More green shoots appear to be sprouting in the housing market with the surveyors' body RICS finding an increase in interest among potential homebuyers over the past three months. Sensibly RICS economists are not getting over excited by this, after... Posted Feb 17 2009, 01:58 AM by Brickonomics Filed under: house prices, housing market, house building, housing demand, property transactions, homebuyers, estate agents, stamp duty