August data from the Federal Housing Finance Agency
indicate house prices increased nationally 0.7 % from July levels on a seasonally adjusted basis.
Not exact matches
Surveys and official data
indicate flat or falling
house prices across the UK; according to the Nationwide and Halifax surveys,
house prices increased at an annualised rate of 1.8 per cent over the past three months, compared with annualised growth in excess of 20 per cent in the first half of 2004.
However, the official planning permissions data have shown a sharp rise since the middle of last year,
indicating that things may be starting to improve on this front, which should help to reduce the
increase in
house prices over time.
As
indicated by Home Depots continued
increased sales and high quarterly profits according to Business Insider: «Americans have been investing more in their homes as property
prices are on the rise in a subdued U.S.
housing market, which is facing a supply crunch.»
Realtor.com ®'s February 2013 national
housing data
indicates that listing inventories
increased 1.15 percent month - over-month; median age of inventory was at 98 days, a 9.26 percent decrease month - over-month; and median list
prices were slightly higher month - over-month at $ 189,900.
Longer - term data, and specifically since 1930,
indicate that UK
housing prices increased at an average annual rate below 7 %.
The most recent numbers
indicate the
house prices 20 cities are up 10.9 % since 2012, which is the largest
increase since 2006.