All Halifax articles
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CommentHouse prices flatline in a fragile market, but what does this mean for construction?
House prices are stable but that doesn鈥檛 mean an upward supply of housing
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CommentHouse prices lower in 2016 than today - City traders are putting money on it
Homes will be worth nearly 拢2500 less in 2016 than today according to future gazers in the Square Mile
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CommentIt's not looking good for house prices in 2011
House prices dropped by 1.6% in 2010 and will continue falling according to Halifax figures
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CommentFuture鈥檚 traders see long slump in house prices
City speculators see no recover in house prices until at least 2015
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CommentWhat house price falls might mean for future housing construction
The sharp fall in the Halifax house price index serves as a warning for those relying on rising private sector housebuilding for future growth
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CommentAre we on the edge of a second house price crash?
Is the market heading for a protracted decline or will prices stabilise and hold or continue to creep up from the trough of a year or so ago.
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Was it just the cold or is it a relapse?
There are plenty of people, 鈥渆xperts鈥� indeed, who fully expect a double-dip recession for both the economy and, for that matter, house prices.For them the data emerging for January鈥檚 performance appears to be, albeit gently, vindicating their position. They will no doubt seize with alacrity the retail figures from the ...
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God damn it, don鈥檛 you just feel richer...
When I see the house price indexes rising I can鈥檛 stop myself. I have to do a sum that estimates how much richer we are as a nation.Here鈥檚 how I do it. I head straight for the Blue Book (a set of the nation鈥檚 annual accounts, if you like) and ...
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Are UK houses really worth 6% more than a year ago?
The final Halifax index for 2009 has been released and it settles on a December 2009 average house price 5.6% above that of December 2008.This is roughly in line with the figures from Nationwide which show a 5.9% rise.It is easy from this to draw the conclusion that on average ...
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Pundits on balance point to flat house prices in 2010
It's the time of the year for reflections, resolutions and prognostications. And what can be more fun than guessing the likely path of house prices?Well I can think of a few things. And I'm also left wondering why anyone would wish to state a house price forecast publicly and put ...