House Prices

Builders remain pessimistic about housing market - AFX - Thu 15 May, 06:16 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) - A reading of U.S. homebuilders' sentiment scraped bottom in May, coming in just one point above its lowest level ever as anxiety continued to grip the industry.

ECB says euro zone house price growth moderated further in H2 2007 - AFX - Thu 15 May, 02:32 PM
FRANKFURT (Thomson Financial) - The European Central Bank said euro zone house price growth continued to moderate slightly in the second half of last year.

Housing starts slow sharply - ShareCast - Thu 15 May, 01:49 PM
LONDON (ShareCast) - New housing starts in England tumbled by 24% in the first quarter from the same time last year as housebuilders considered the high cost of mortgages and falling house prices.

England Q1 housing starts down 24 percent year-on-year - govt UPDATE - AFX - Thu 15 May, 12:07 PM
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England first-quarter housing starts down 24 percent year-on-year - government - AFX - Thu 15 May, 11:33 AM
LONDON (Thomson Financial) - The number of homes built in England fell by 24 percent in the first quarter of the year, reflecting a drop-off in demand for property as fears grow of a major fall in house prices.

Housing starts fall 24 pct in first quarter - Reuters - Thu 15 May, 10:17 AM
Housing starts fell by nearly a quarter in the first three months of 2008 from the same period last year, government statistics showed on Thursday, a further sign that the housing market is cooling fast.

Pactolus Hungarian Property FY pretax profit slumps, but dividend maintained - AFX - Thu 15 May, 10:13 AM
LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Pactolus Hungarian Property Plc (LSE: PHU.L - news) . posted a slump in full-year pretax profit but maintained its full-year dividend at 2.1 pence.

China banks 'stable' relative to property exposure - Moody's - AFX - Thu 15 May, 09:45 AM
BEIJING (XFN-ASIA) - Moody's Investors Service said the outlook for Chinese banks is 'stable' relative to their exposure to the property development sector over the next 12 months as rated banks have adequate capacity to absorb potential real estate-related credit losses.

China B-shares close slightly higher led by power, property firms - UPDATE - AFX - Thu 15 May, 09:02 AM
BEIJING (XFN-ASIA) - China B-shares closed higher, buoyed by power and property firms, although the market weakened toward the end of the day, dealers said.

Hong Kong shares end morning lower on weaker property sector, select large caps - AFX - Thu 15 May, 06:09 AM
HONG KONG (XFN-ASIA) - Share prices finished the morning lower, reversing earlier gains driven by a strong showing on Wall Street, as property stocks turned lower due to increasing worries about an end to the rate-cutting cycle in the US and Hong Kong.

Agile Property's 'Ba3' rating on proposed senior notes withdrawn - Moody's 05:50 AM [ AFX ]
China April property prices in 70 cities up 10.1 pct - state planner 04:43 AM [ AFX ]
China shares higher in early trade led by brokerages, property developers 03:15 AM [ AFX ]
Brown announces housing aid and banking reforms 01:21 PM [ Reuters]
China's property lending eased in Q1 - central bank 12:14 PM [ AFX ]

Property Mart ceases trading, convenes shareholder meeting to liquidate 11:57 AM [ AFX ]
Brown to reveal housing market plan 10:30 AM [ Reuters]
China B-shares close higher led by cement, property stocks - UPDATE 08:57 AM [ AFX ]
China B-shares close higher led by cement, property stocks 08:43 AM [ AFX ]

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