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MSE News: Nationwide: house price growth slowing
Former_MSE_Natasha
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"House prices rose by 0.4% in October, according to the Nationwide house price index ..."
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"House prices rose by 0.4% in October, according to the Nationwide house price index ..."
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Nationwide: house price growth slowing
Nationwide: house price growth slowing
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http://www.nationwide.co.uk/hpi/
(MSE Andrea says ok!)
LONDON--U.K. house prices rose less than expected on a monthly basis in October, but still posted their first increase in annual terms for 19 months, the Nationwide Building Society said Friday.
The price of a typical home rose 0.4% on a seasonally-adjusted basis in
October to GBP162,038 following a 0.9% increase in September and 1.4% gain in each of the two months before that.
But although October's rise was the weakest of the last six consecutive
month-on-month increases, it left prices 2.0% higher than in October last year, the first annual increase since March 2008.
Economists were expecting the Nationwide house price index to rise 0.7% on the month and 1.9% on the year in October, according to a Dow Jones Newswires survey of economists last week.
"A moderation in the rate of house price inflation was to be expected, as the very strong monthly increases seen over the summer months were unlikely to be sustainable over the long run," Martin Gahbauer, Nationwide's chief economist, said in a note.
Although house prices have risen 4.6% over the first 10 months of this year,
they remain 13.1% below their October 2007 peak, he said.
House prices have been squeezed higher in recent months by a combination of pent-up demand and a shortage of property for sale on the market. Low interest rates have also helped support the market.
Gahbauer said the moderation in the monthly increase seen in October may be due to a more "natural" level of stock becoming available for sale.
The three-month on three-month rate of change of house prices, which is
generally a smoother indicator of the near-term trend, dropped back to 3.4% in October from 3.8% the previous month, Nationwide said.
Gahbauer said official figures showing U.K. gross domestic product contracted 0.4% on a quarterly basis between July and September were a double-edged sword for the housing market because they suggested demand could remain weak but mortgage rates may also remain lower for longer.
Web site: www.nationwide.co.uk
(MSE Andrea says ok!)
That's the spirit, never say die!
Presumably anyone who wants to move or sell will have to sell to somebody who is out of the market though? (esp if selling a flat)
Well for most of this year the rise as been more than forecast every month. makes a change for an under forecast to come in.
But one things for sure there has never been a correct prediction this year.;)