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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 2010
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Home Asking Price Index, June 2010: nervous sellers curb price rises
Asking prices in England and Wales rose 0.3% in the month but fell 0.1% annually, as price reductions hit a record high since January 2009.
May 2010
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Home Asking Price Index, May 2010: seller surge stifles prices
Asking prices in England and Wales fell 0.2% in April, with the annual change turning negative at 0.5% as marketing times dropped to 95 days.
April 2010
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Home Asking Price Index, April 2010: London leaving the regions behind
Asking prices in England and Wales rose 0.5% in March, with London up 1.5% and typical time on market falling to 123 days.
March 2010
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Home Asking Price Index, March 2010: spring gives sellers new hope
Asking prices in England and Wales rose 0.5% in March 2010, with marketing times easing to 136 days despite remaining 0.3% below the previous year.
February 2010
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Home Asking Price Index, February 2010: asking prices slide to new low
Asking prices in England and Wales fell 0.3% this month to £227,099, the lowest since the credit crunch, while marketing times rose to 141 days.
January 2010
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Home Asking Price Index, January 2010: seasonal chill grips housing market
Asking prices in England and Wales edged up 0.1% in January 2010 but stayed 1.7% below a year earlier, while marketing times lengthened noticeably.
December 2009
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Home Asking Price Index, December 2009: market price erosion erases recovery
Asking prices in England and Wales fell 0.4% this month and are 2.0% lower than a year earlier, with marketing times lengthening.
November 2009
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Home Asking Price Index, November 2009: winter blues stall market recovery
Asking prices in England and Wales fell 0.7% in October and were 2.8% lower than a year earlier, while typical marketing time dropped to 115 days.
October 2009
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Home Asking Price Index, October 2009: prices show weak recovery in South
Asking prices in England and Wales rose 0.7% this month but stayed 3.5% lower than a year ago, while typical marketing time fell to 118 days.
September 2009
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Home Asking Price Index, September 2009: house prices under renewed pressure
Asking prices in England and Wales fell 0.6% during the month and 4.2% over the year, while typical time on market shortened to 124 days.
August 2009
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Home Asking Price Index, August 2009: signs of a north-south divide?
England and Wales asking prices fell 0.3% this month, with typical time on market rising to 135 days amid a widening north-south divide.
July 2009
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Home Asking Price Index, July 2009: sellers more hopeful despite weak market
Asking prices in England and Wales rose 0.3% in June but remained 4.8% lower than a year earlier, as sellers cut prices by £18,270 on average.