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Signs of a residential property recovery

JOHN KAVANAGH  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2009
... months of 2009, the average price rose 3.9 per cent, an annualised rate of 9.4 per cent. Over the year to May, Darwin house prices went up an astonishing 14.3 per cent while Melbourne and Sydney prices were both up by 3.5 per cent. Not every state posted ...

Not a happy EOFYS on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2009
... revenge for revenge's sake. It's simply an economic and purely rational decision. And this would continue as long as US house prices continue to fall. And here there is good news. The S&P/Case-Shiller home price index in May posted its smallest monthly ...

Good news in inaction

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2009
... its European cousin, the UK economy is also showing signs of healing. This is evident in the surprise jump in UK house prices in May and expansion in the country's service sector. And lastly, the BoC also did nothing last week. Like its next door neighbour ...

It's all about China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2009
... the US dollar would be dislodged from its throne. Neither did anybody think that the dotcoms would come crashing or house prices would stop rising or credit would stop flowing all over the world. China is just exercising its investment acumen by diversifying ...

Happy Americans, happy world

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2009
... Street. Green sprouts starting to flower? Neither Kim Jung Il's rattling of his nuclear sabre nor a reminder that US house prices continue to fall were able to prevent Wall Street from turning in a strong finish last night - thanks to its cheerier consumers. ...

Easing Libor pains

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2009
... sprouting in that other market where housing collapsed significantly. Rightmove Plc reported that the average UK house prices rose by 2.4 per cent in May from the previous month - the biggest rise since February last year. And like the US, this is also ...

Pause that refreshes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2009
... splurging in a hurry anyway. Not with rising joblessness, reduced wealth, tighter lending standards and still falling house prices. And speaking of house prices, a report on foreclosure filings released last night was also a negative and suggest that ...

They will, they won't

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2009
... the end of April. Official employment figures will be released this Thursday. This, along with data showing falling house prices and easing inflation, tips the scales towards the RBA handing Australians an advance Mothers' Day present. The ABS reported ...

The good in the bad news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2009
... stimuli are beginning to work. Where consumers go, the US economy goes. Although the weak labour market, depressed house prices and tighter lending standards could still hinder an all-out shopping extravaganza, improving confidence suggests that consumers ...

GFC Problem solved

... for a 1.5 per cent rise and the first gain since June 2008. Wait there's more. There's also good news in the UK. House prices there reportedly increased by 0.9 per cent in March - the first increase since October 2007. 'One swallow does not make a spring.' ...