Thursday, December 6, 2012

House Price Index


UK Halifax: House Prices See One Percent M/M Rise In November
MNI News
LONDON (MNI) - UK house prices rose by one percent in November, according to the latest House Price Index from Halifax, released today. The data showed prices still 1.3% down in the three months to November compared with the same period of 2011.
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Global house prices treading water
Property Community
House prices in mainstream residential markets around the world have risen on average by just 1% in the last 12 months and this stagnation is likely continue well into 2013, according to the latest global house price index from Knight Frank. The index ...
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Turkish house prices up 10.25 per cent
A Place in the Sun
The price of the average property in Turkey has risen by 10.25 per cent in the last year, according to the latest figures released by The New Home Price Index from GYODER, Turkey's Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts. Both August and September ...
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A Place in the Sun
CORELOGIC INC : CoreLogic Home Price Index Marks Eighth Consecutive ...
4-traders
Excluding distressed sales, November 2012 house prices are poised to rise 7.4 percent year-over-year from November 2011 and by 0.5 percent month-over-month from October 2012. The CoreLogic Pending HPI is a proprietary and exclusive metric that ...
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Blogs1 new result for House Price Index
 
Calculated Risk: Lawler: On the upward trend in Real House Prices
By Bill McBride
But he wanted to "show" last decade's house price runup in a long-term historical context. So he decided to take various home price sources, and attempt to construct a "long run" home price index by "concatenating" time series based on these ...
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Web1 new result for House Price Index
 
Halifax House Price Index - Markets Data - FT.com
Commenting, Martin Ellis, housing economist, said: "There has been very little change in house prices overall during the past year with the average UK price in ...
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Health Food Recipes


Six Healthy Party Foods and Recipes for the Holidays
Patch.com
"Many of the foods we enjoy around the holidays are not only delicious to eat, but they may also contain cancer-fighting nutrients." Kennedy says it's easy to include them in any menu when you know what to look for. Here is a list of foods and recipes ...
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Salmon offers healthy break between holiday party food
Murfreesboro Post
After all of the Thanksgiving meals and now Christmas party foods, it's nice to eat clean during the week with simple recipes like this one. Serve this salmon with brown rice and tossed salad for a delicious and healthy weeknight dinner. One tip I have ...
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Housing Market Index


Large Percentage of U.S. Housing Markets Now Enjoying Improving Conditions ...
World Property Channel
Housing-Market-Index.jpg According to the National Association of Home Builders/First American Improving Markets Index (IMI), the number of housing markets considered "improving" surged by 76 to a total of 201 metros in December, according to IMI data ...
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Monday, December 3, 2012

House Price Index


House Price Index Growth Slows Further in November 2012 says FNB
SA Commercial Prop News
John Loos, household and property sector strategist at FNB, said the FNB House Price Index for November 2012 showed further slowing in its year-on-year inflation rate, from a revised 2.5% in October to a lowly 0.5%. This is the 8th consecutive month of ...
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House prices drop by 20 per cent
Lurgan Mail
The overall average price of a house in the borough is now just £87,523 down 19.5 per cent over the year. However according to authors of the latest University of Ulster Quarterly House Price Index report, the small sample size may have an undue ...
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Investing in housing better than cash
Your Money
Nearly three in five IFAs expect UK house prices (the Halifax House Price Index) to rise in the next three years while over two thirds expect prices to rise over the next five years and more than four in five expect prices to climb over 10 years. Sean ...
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Your Money
House prices fall across England and Wales
MoneyExpert
The latest figures from Nationwide's House Price Index outlined that property price growth remained flat in the month to November at 0% meaning that the price of a typical home has now reached £163,853. Robert Gardner, Nationwide's Chief Economist, ...
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Property developer to pump about £100k less than first thought into Barton ...
This is Scunthorpe
She said: "If the companies don't pay this money, we can be in a situation where there are not enough places for the pupils from the new houses to attend." Payments will now be linked to the House Price Index (HPI), rather than the Retail Price Index ...
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Markets Live: House prices bumpy
Sydney Morning Herald
On the ASX 24, the December share price index futures contract was 10 points higher at 4526 with 7,337 contracts traded. 10.09am: Markets have opened in a cautious mood - up 0.1 per cent in early trade. 10.04am: Stay tuned to this Markets Live blog for ...
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Housing Market Index


Good News in The Housing Market Across The Country | Ideal Homes
The housing news seems to be good news all across the country. According to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index ...
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Thursday, November 15, 2012

House Price Index


House prices 'fall by 3% in Scotland'
Assetz News
Scottish property prices have fallen by almost 3% since last year - the steepest fall in three years. LSL Property Services' Scotland House Price Index said the price of an average home in September was £143,406, 0.3% less than in August. And the ...
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House prices go up – but deposit loans on the way
Jersey Evening Post
His announcement came following a briefing on the latest Jersey House Price Index out today which shows that house prices have returned to a similar level as a year ago with the average price of a property in the third quarter of this year £403,000 ...
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Singapore Curbs to Slash Home Sales in 2013: Southeast Asia
Yahoo! Singapore News
The island-state's private residential property price index rose 0.6 percent to a record 208.2 points in the three months ended Sept. 30, according to government data. In prime districts, apartment prices gained 0.2 percent, compared with the 1 percent ...
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Income: how wealth managers can exploit residential property
Citywire.co.uk
... recognition that housing is not a short-term holding but a fixed-term investment for three, five or 10 years (offering a 3% yield per annum over a 10-year term, paid quarterly) and you get a formula-driven return based on the Halifax House Price ...
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Blackstone Sees Two-Year Window to Buy Houses: Mortgages
Businessweek
"With rising sales and a sustained downtrend in housing inventory, we're projecting the median existing-home price to rise 6 percent this year and 5 percent in 2013, with comparable gains in 2014," Molony said. "However, if housing construction doesn't ...
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Web1 new result for House Price Index
 
Germany: House Price Index - Economy.com
Updated: 11/14/2012 5:42 AM. Actual: 5.3%. Analyst: Petr Zemcik in London. First Take German new-home prices rose 5.3% y/y in October, following a 6.1% y/y ...
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Housing Market Index


Bernanke Says Fed Will Do What It Can to Support Housing
Businessweek
While regulatory policy "will be important for restoring a fully functioning housing and mortgage market, the strength of the overall economic recovery is crucial as well," Bernanke said. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index declined 0.2 percent to 1,352.52 ...
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Business events and economic reports scheduled for the coming week
Washington Post
Nov 15, 2012 06:59 PM EST. AP. MONDAY, Nov. 19. WASHINGTON — National Association of Home Builders releases housing market index for November, 10 a.m.; National Association of Realtors releases existing home sales for October, 10 a.m.. Loading.
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Olympics Weakens Scottish Property Market
NuWire Investor
Prices of residential property in Scotland fell 0.3% in September as the market became a victim of a post Olympic slowdown, the latest LSL/Acadametrics index shows. The data also shows that housing transactions fell by 17% in September compared to the ...
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UPDATE 2-Canadian October home sales dip, latest sign of cooling
Reuters
Sales remained blow year-earlier levels in Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal, CREA said. "These results suggest that the Canadian housing market overall has returned to a more sustainable pace," Klump said. CREA's Home Price Index rose 3.6 percent in ...
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Real Estate Market Trends: A New Low for Mortgage Rates
Millionaire Corner
Interest rates have hit a record low for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages, according to data released today by Freddie Mac. In other real estate market trends, housing affordability improved in the third quarter of the year and rents are out pacing ...
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Resale housing market in Vancouver cooled last month
News1130
Vancouver posted the largest year-over-year price decrease among major cities. TD bank economist Sonya Gulati says "there is no such thing as a national housing market," adding "Greater Vancouver is already in the middle of its housing adjustment - the ...
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California Housing Market Continues Strong Performance in October, CAR ...
MarketWatch (press release)
California's housing inventory tightened in October, with the Unsold Inventory Index for existing, single-family detached homes dropping to 3.1 months, down from 3.7 months in September and a revised 5.5 months in October 2011. The index indicates the ...
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Home Depot Benefitting From Improving U.S. Housing Market -- S&P 500 Index ...
SYS-CON Media (press release)
NEW YORK, NY -- (Marketwire) -- 11/15/12 -- U.S. stock markets have slumped to 3-month slows after President Obama's re-election as investor focus has switched to the upcoming "fiscal cliff." Both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 Index ...
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Microsoft leads Nasdaq lower after executive exit
Business Recorder (blog)
Home Depot shares hit levels not seen since April 2000 and the company's raised outlook suggested a revival in the long-dormant US housing market. The S&P retail sector index advanced 1 percent. "Home Depot did say something about housing, which ...
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Web1 new result for Housing Market Index
 
Seniors Take A Commanding Lead In Housing Market Index That ...
Action News 5 - Memphis, TennesseeSeniors Take A Commanding Lead In Housing Market Index That Demands National Attention. SITE SEARCH ...
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Thursday, November 1, 2012

Rent Price Index


Santa Monica's Measure GA Ballot Item Seeks To Change Rent Adjustment ...
Santa Monica Mirror
If approved by Santa Monica voters on Election Night, the ballot measure would amend the City Charter to limit general adjustments for rent-controlled units to 75 percent of the annual percentage change of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) with a zero to ...
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Housing benefit reforms could impact affordable housing
LocalGov
... Office study issued today reveals on current trends 48% of authorities will lack sufficient affordable local housing by 2017 – a result of pressure caused by the decision to uprate housing allowances by the consumer price index, rather than local ...
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Market Rent Index


Traders welcome market rates deal
Doncaster Today
It will be introduced immediately, but in future years rents may be raised in line with the Retail Price Index. Mexborough market trader Phil Toone said: "The new rents have effectively doubled but we are pleased because they are less than the ...
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Doncaster Today
Apartment Market Expansion Continues as Growth Rate Moderates
Sacramento Bee
The survey's indexes measuring Market Tightness (56), Sales Volume (51), Equity Financing (56) and Debt Financing (65) all measured at 50 or higher, indicating growth from the previous quarter. "Even after nearly three years of recovery, apartment ...
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House Price Index


Property prospects remain bleak
What Investment
The latest Nationwide House Price Index has revealed that prices in the residential market have slipped by 0.9 per cent compared with their level a year earlier, while according to the IPD UK Quarterly Property Index commercial values declined by 0.8 ...
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What Investment
Govt housing plan misses mark
New Zealand Herald
During the 2000s, rents rose roughly in line with the consumers price index while house prices soared in real terms. That disconnect was an important safety valve. But that was then and this is now. The 2010 Budget eliminated a tax deduction for ...
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House price recovery stalls in October, RP Data figures show: Midday roundup
SmartCompany.com.au
The recent rise in capital city dwelling prices has stalled, according to the most recent figures from RP Data which show housing prices fell by 1% in October. This comes despite gains of 1.4% in September and a flat result in August. The biggest fall ...
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Housing Recovery May Help Obama Even as Remedies Short
Bloomberg
"The housing meltdown was so central to the crisis, even a modest recovery brings with it pretty powerful symbolism." Nationally, home prices have rebounded from their post- crash lows. The S&P/Case-Shiller 20-city index released this week rose 2 ...
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Web1 new result for House Price Index
 
Case-Shiller House Price Index Signals Market Recovery - Wall ...
From: Wall Street Sector Selector ETF News Updates - 4:51pm - October 30, 2012. The Case-Shiller House Price Index for August indicated a 2-percent ...
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Housing Market Index


UK House Prices Rise, But Economy Still Fragile
Fox Business
The mortgage lender's index of house prices showed they are up 0.6% from September and down 0.9% from a year earlier. In September, prices fell 0.4% from August and were down 1.4% on the year. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones Newswires had ...
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Shiller: Housing Market Could Take 50 Years to Fully Recover
CNBC.com
Shiller is probably best known for helping create the Standard & Poor's/Case Shiller index, a widely-followed measure of housing prices, which recently revealed that U.S. home prices rose 2 percent in August compared to one year ago. Meanwhile, the ...
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CNBC.com
China home prices rise for 5th month in Oct-survey
Reuters
Average home prices rose 0.2 percent to 8,768 yuan ($1,400) per square metre in October, keeping pace with September's increase, the China Real Estate Index System said on Thursday. A steady rise in home prices will renew concerns about property ...
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Colorado Housing Market Continuing to Improve
The Herald | HeraldOnline.com
The CAR Housing Affordability Index, a new statistical measure in our housing market, dropped about 3% to 166 for the state. An index of 120 means the median household income was 120% of what is necessary to qualify for the median-priced home under ...
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Property prices slump in most capital cities
The Australian
Across Australia's capital cities, property prices fell 1 per cent over October, after a 1.4 per cent increase in September, according to the RP Data-Rismark home price index. RP Data research director Tim Lawless said: "It is surprising to see a fall ...
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Australian Exports Buffeted By Falling Commodity Prices
Wall Street Journal
Parts of the economy that typically would respond well to lower interest rates--like the housing market, retail and commercial construction--have so far been slow to react, however. Australian manufacturing contracted for the eighth straight month in ...
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Sandy Slamming New Jersey's Already Struggling Housing Market
Businessweek
Sandy's brutal arrival Oct. 29 was the latest blow to homeowners in New Jersey, where foreclosures continued to rise and real estate prices to fall after most of the U.S. housing market began to recover last year. The Atlantic storm claimed eight lives ...
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China Shares End Higher on Upbeat PMI Data, Property Gains
Wall Street Journal
The Shanghai index is likely to consolidate between 2000 and 2200 in the coming sessions ahead of the 18th Party Congress in Beijing, which is set to commence next week and where China will likely unveil its next generation of leaders. China's official ...
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Web1 new result for Housing Market Index
 
Housing Market Update–September 2012 | F2M Market Watch
Builders expressed some confidence that this trajectory will continue, as the National Association ...
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Sunday, October 28, 2012

Housing Market Index


Investment Contrarians Expert Reports: Latest Housing Numbers Suggest ...
Equities.com
"However, it is clear that for many parts of the housing market, the bottom is certainly in." Cekerevac notes that since December, the S&P Homebuilders index has almost doubled. According to the Investment Contrarians editor, this suggests that ...
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California's Recovering Real Estate Market
Press Blue
Just as California led the way into a real estate market crash with subprime mortgage loans playing a major role in reckless transactions that initiated a housing bust, it now leads the way toward real estate market recovery through a combination of ...
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House Price Index


Property profits are not just for homeowners
The Independent
Meanwhile, Castle Trust has launched a range of fixed term investments starting from £1,000, called HouSAs, which link to the performance of the Halifax House Price Index. As with any investments there are risks and all the experts warn that qualified ...
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Web1 new result for House Price Index
 
Zillow forecasts Case-Shiller House Price index to show 1.7% Year ...
On Tuesday Oct. 30, the Case-Shiller Composite Home Price Indices for August will be released. Zillow predicts that the 20-City Composite Home Price Index ...
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Monday, October 22, 2012

Residential Rental Price Index


Moscow's elite housing rental prices plummet
Tne Moscow News
Overall, the Knight Frank Prime Global Rental Index, which tracks changes in prime residential rental rates in 16 world cities, saw a 0.8 percent rise in ...

Housing Market Index


Abrupt end to summer optimism over house prices
propertytalk Live!
Knight Frank/Markit's House Price Sentiment Index (HPSI) signals that average house prices fell for the 28th consecutive month in October. Only 6% of households said the price of their home had risen, while 16% said that their property value had declined.
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Baird's Market Notes: Week of 10/22/12
The Bradenton Times
Housing continues to exhibit signs that a solid bottom is in place. The NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index rose in October to the highest level since June 2006. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) cautioned that the recovery in housing ...
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Housing confidence is building
Herald Sun
The Commonwealth Bank-Mortgage and Finance Association of Australia (MFAA) home finance index, released yesterday, found 75.8 per cent of people believed house prices would grow or remain stable between now and the end of the year. The survey ...
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China's slow economic growth threatens housing market
Asia Property Report
According to CBRE, in September, the 70-city CBRE China National Commodity House Price Index increased by 0.07 percent m-o-m, the fourth but smallest consecutive monthly increase in prices. GDP growth slowed for the seventh consecutive quarter, ...
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CBS - STATISTICS NETHERLANDS : House prices nearly 8 percent lower than ...
4-traders
That is about the same price decrease as in July and August, when house prices fell by 8.0 percent relative to twelve months previously. The price index of existing residential property - a joint publication by Statistics Netherlands and the Land ...
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5 High Yielding Real Estate ETFs
Business Insider
This ETF follows an index that measures the performance of the residential and commercial real estate, mortgage finance, and savings associations sectors of the U.S. equity market, allowing investors to get exposure to both the front and back end of ...
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In September Baku real estate market observed a 3% rise in prices
Azerbaijan Business Center
"In September fall in prices on the primary housing market of Baku reached 0.5% from $867 to $863 per sq m, since early 2012 growth of prices by 0.9% was registered and compared to the 2011 same term index of 4.2%," he said. According to Ibrahimov ...
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MarketWatch
On cue, QE3 had already given a shot of adrenaline to the local property market. Prices have surged past 1997 highs, according to an index provided by Centaline Property Agency. Last month, prices hit a third consecutive monthly high, up 96% since 2008 ...
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Web5 new results for Housing Market Index
 
NAHB Housing Market Index Rises To Highest Level Since June 2006
The NAHB's Housing Market Index rose for the sixth consecutive month in October, reaching its highest level in more than six years – but will it now stall?
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Econoday Economic Report: Housing Market Index October 16, 2012
Buyers are growing in numbers in the new home market, especially serious buyers according to the nation's home builders whose housing market index keeps ...
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US: NAHB Housing Market Index rises to 41 in October - Investopedia
FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - As expected by market analysts, according to Reuters median forecast, the Housing Market Index by NAHB rose from 40 to 41 in ...
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US NAHB Housing Market Index up to 41 in Oct from 40 in Sep ...
US NAHB Housing Market Index up to 41 in Oct from 40 in Sep. FXstreet.com. Follow FXstreet.com; See all from FXstreet.com. More from FXstreet.com: ...
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U.S. Homebuilder Confidence Continues To Improve In October
The report showed that the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index inched up to 41 in October from 40 in September. The modest increase matched economist ...
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