House prices
The number of first-time buyers who expect to enter the housing market in 2010 has declined, which is a worrying development, according to property website Rightmove.
Buyer and seller interest in the housing market resumed in February following a decline in January due to the icy weather, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
Anthony Ruane looks at the changing face of the mortgage market
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The latest statistics from Halifax have added weight to the view that the house price recovery may be losing impetus.
Editor Barney McCarthy previews the latest issue of Mortgage Solutions.
UK house prices fell for the first time since June 2009 due to the end of stamp duty relief, icy weather and more properties being put up for sale, according to Halifax.
House prices were 4.7% higher in January 2010 than in January 2009, according to the latest Assetz House Price Watch from property firm Assetz.
The latest statistics from Nationwide and Hometrack have pointed towards house prices leveling off and a loss of market momentum.
House prices rose by 2.1% in January compared with the previous month, taking the average property value in England and Wales to £165,088.
House prices fell 1% in February compared with the previous month, ending a strong run of nine consecutive monthly increases, according to Nationwide.
Broker Private Finance has predicted house price inflation at the higher end of the property market.
House prices rose by 2.9% in 2009 and 0.8% in December, according to the latest monthly index from the Department of Communities and Local Government (CLG).
The Scottish housing market is recovering as most areas showed encouraging quarterly house price increases, according to Lloyds TSB Scotland.
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