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mortgage market shrinking

The mortgage market is shrinking under the impact of the continuing problems in the banking system, say lenders.
Figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) show that new loans for home buyers fell to 50,300 in January, the lowest level for nine years.

sharp fall in profits for Bradford & Bingley

Lender Bradford & Bingley (B&B) has reported a sharp fall in profits after cutting the value of risky assets following the recent market turmoil.
Pre-tax profit almost halved to £126m in 2007 from £246.7m the year before, after the bank wrote down assets including those tied to US mortgages.

B&B’s shares tumbled in London on the news, sliding 12% to 214.5 pence.

Banks worldwide have been reporting massive losses related to problems in the ailing US housing market

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house prices dipped 0.1% in January

House prices dipped 0.1% in January, declining for a third consecutive month as the market cooled, and taking the annual rate of price inflation to its lowest level in two years, Nationwide said.