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View Article  US consumer confidence at low with record fall in house prices

American house prices fell by their fastest rate on record last month amid deep pessimism over the economy and the expectation of the worst Christmas shopping figures for 40 years.

The data reveal that the world's biggest economy shows no sign of recovery. This will increase pressure on Barack Obama, ...   more »

View Article  After the pain, America prepares to bounce back

We Americans can now fill the capacious tanks of our 4x4s at almost half the price that prevailed a few months ago. The interest rate on mortgages is lower than it has been in almost four decades, so applications are soaring to levels not seen in five years. The unemployment ...   more »

View Article  Mortgage supply is key to continuing house price decline

To date, the property market downturn has been the most palpable effect of the recession for the majority of households. There will be no respite in the new year, with rising unemployment causing more homeowners to fall into arrears. The numbers behind with their repayments may rise from 210,000 to ...   more »

View Article  Lending Levels Will Increase In 2009

The 2009 housing market forecast from Assetz predicts that although there will be some moderate house price falls in the first half of the year, the second half will see the property market start to bottom out.

Sales activity is also expected to pick up in the latter half of ...   more »

View Article  More first time buyers entering the market

House prices across the UK plummeted in November, according to the monthly market report from the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA).

However amongst the gloomy figures revealed by the survey there were glimmers of hope, as for the third month in a row the percentage of first time buyers ...   more »

View Article  Nationwide in 95% mortgage market

Nationwide has launched a new mortgage for existing borrowers who have just 5 per cent equity in their homes.

The lender is the first to re-enter the high loan-to-value market following a mass withdrawal by mortgage providers earlier this year as property prices started to fall.

Nationwide’s new deal is, ...   more »

View Article  Will 2008 be a watershed for the buy-to-let sector?

By any measure 2008 has been a grim year for most people who invested in the housing market. The freezing up of credit has sent property prices tumbling, and made it virtually impossible to get a decent buy-to-let mortgage without a deposit of at least 25pc.

And while rents initially ...   more »

View Article  Dominic Farrell: Investors Who Dare In 2009 Will Win

Dear Investor

Since the last newsletter we completed three days of staff training and development in Germany and also managed to squeeze in a very enjoyable staff Christmas dinner on the River Mosel.  The flight home was ‘interesting’ with a fire in one of the engines starting with a loud ...   more »

View Article  New housing starts at lowest level since 1924

Homebuilding in Britain has fallen to a 84-year low as falling house prices and dwindling numbers of buyers hit construction firms, a new report shows.

Some 135,000 private houses were started this year, down from 203,500 last year, figures from the Construction Products Association and Ernst & Young show.

It ...   more »

View Article  When will the UK property market recover?

This year has been one that most home-owners would rather forget. Price falls, currently wiping about £80 off the average property each day, show no sign of abating and will continue well into next year. So say the forecasters, many of whom were caught out by the steeper than anticipated ...   more »

View Article  Mortgage lenders seek greater clarity as the lending slump continues

There were 39,900 house purchase loans in October, worth £5.5 billion, according to new data from the Council of Mortgage Lenders.

This was an increase of 14% in volume and 10% in value from September, but an annual decline of 52% in volume and 57% in value.

The rise in ...   more »

View Article  Mortgages issued for house purchases rise for first time in six months

The number of loans for house purchase - issued to first-time buyers and home movers - rose to 39,900 in October, up 4,900 on the previous month. And the number of remortgages rose to 70,000 in October, up 8,000 on the previous month, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders....   more »

View Article  CML may drop house price forecast

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) said that it may abandon its annual house price forecast due to the market downturn.

The trade body, which is currently finalising its forecasts for 2009, said it was considering not predicting what would happen to house prices during the year because of the ...   more »