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What is happening to house prices: the Home guide
Follow the Home Asking Price Index and understand what asking and sold prices tell you about the housing market.
In this guide
June 2012
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Home Asking Price Index, June 2012: home prices up despite weak economy
Asking prices in England and Wales rose 0.3% in May, with the annual change reaching +1.9% despite reduced housing supply.
May 2012
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Home Asking Price Index, May 2012: supply drought raises prices
Asking prices in England and Wales rose 0.5% in April as new supply fell 19% year on year, pushing annual growth to 1.5%.
April 2012
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Home Asking Price Index, April 2012: spring boost for home prices
Asking prices in England and Wales rose 0.8% in April 2012, marking the strongest annual growth in four years at 2.1%.
March 2012
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Home Asking Price Index, March 2012: shock supply drop slows market
Asking prices in England and Wales rose 0.3% in February as new sales listings fell 18% year on year, slowing market turnover.
February 2012
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Home Asking Price Index, February 2012: optimistic sellers raise supply and prices
Asking prices in England and Wales rose 0.5% in January as new UK listings jumped 12% year on year, while average time on market fell to 230 days.
January 2012
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Home Asking Price Index, January 2012: time on market rises to record high
Asking prices in England and Wales fell 0.3% in December while the average time on market hit a record 241 days, though annual prices rose 0.6%.
December 2011
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Home Asking Price Index, December 2011: north-South divide widens
Asking prices in England and Wales fell 0.4% in November, yet the annual change turned positive at 0.2% while the North-South divide continued to widen.
November 2011
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Home Asking Price Index, November 2011: short supply supports home prices
Asking prices in England and Wales stayed flat in October 2011, with supply down 15% year on year and Typical Time on Market rising to 128 days.
October 2011
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Home Asking Price Index, October 2011: home sellers cut deeper
Asking prices in England and Wales rose 0.3% in September but stayed 0.5% lower annually as sellers made deeper price cuts.
September 2011
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Home Asking Price Index, September 2011: home prices take a seasonal dip
England and Wales asking prices fell 0.2% in August, with the annual change at -0.3% and typical time on market unchanged at 120 days.
August 2011
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Home Asking Price Index, August 2011: home prices stagnate as market cools
England and Wales asking prices held steady in July, but time on market rose to 122 days as new supply fell 21% year on year.
July 2011
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Home Asking Price Index, July 2011: London leading home prices lower
Asking prices across England and Wales held steady in June, while London prices fell 0.5% over three months and time on market lengthened by 13% year on year.