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Jun
House prices still rising, says Nationwide
House prices are still rising, according to the latest monthly
survey from the Nationwide building society.
Prices went up by another 0.5% in May, pushing the price of the
average UK home up to £169,162 which was £15,000 more
than a year ago.
Annual house price inflation fell slightly last month though,
from 10.5% to 9.8%.
But the Nationwide said prices might keep on rising modestly as
few properties were being put up for sale.
"Housing market conditions remain characterised by thin
transaction volumes and a relative scarcity of properties for sale,
despite a slow return of more sellers in recent months," said the
Nationwide's chief economist Martin Gahbauer.
"The current supply-demand balance on the market is still
consistent with relatively stable to modestly upward trending
prices."
source: www.bbc.co.uk/news 03 June 2010