Sunday, May 27, 2007

U.K. Growth in House Prices Slows to a Four-Month Low, Hometrack Reports

(Bloomberg) -- U.K. house prices rose at the slowest
pace in four months in May as interest rates at a six-year high
discouraged buyers, Hometrack Ltd. said.

The average cost of a home in England and Wales increased
0.6 percent from April, the least since January, to 175,600
pounds ($348,000), a survey by the London-based research company
showed today. Price growth was ``subdued'' in all regions apart
from the areas around the capital as London prices rose 1.3
percent from the previous month, Hometrack said.


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