81.   Still, consumption is recovering because of tax cuts, lower mortgage rates, buoyant share and housing prices, windfall gains from building society conversions and electricity rebates.

82.   Take rising housing prices in the Boston area.

83.   That six percentage point jump reflects a downturn in housing prices from the dot-com implosion.

84.   The border closing has also kept Palestinian construction workers out of the country, driving up housing prices.

85.   The debate over the purchases has tapped into a vein of public unease over rising housing prices, and the ability of ordinary Singaporeans to afford private housing.

86.   The increased real estate costs are raising housing prices in the surrounding residential areas of South Boston.

87.   The international team also recommended moving forward with plans to sell state-owned assets and called for the government to take action to reduce housing prices.

88.   The Labour party has established a consistently strong lead in opinion polls, in part by wooing traditional Conservative voters hit by recession and a collapse in housing prices.

89.   The most serious economic consequence for many has probably been the slump in housing prices.

90.   The move may herald other steps to relax restrictions that have helped depress housing prices by a third.