Home Prices Drop in the UK
During the month of May, 2008, UK home prices dropped 2.4%, according to a report from Halifax, the nation’s largest mortgage lender. Over the past 12 months, prices have dropped 3.8%, after seeing prices rise substantially for several years. The average home price during May was £184,111. The Nationwide building society found that prices fell 2.5% during May in its latest study on housing.