04.06.2009 - The bottom in UK house prices is no bottom at all
From Telegraph: After a 75pc drop in mortgage approvals, record low transaction volumes and a 22pc fall in average values from their 2007 peak, some indicators suggest a floor has been reached. But the signs aren't yet conclusive. Further lurches downward cannot be ruled out. The evidence of stabilisation looks convincing. April saw an increase in buyer enquiries for the sixth month running, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. Mortgage approvals climbed to 43,200 in May, the fifth monthly rise in a row, according to the Bank of England. In November they stood at 27,500.........Full Article: Source
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