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London was the UK’s weakest performing region for house prices for the first time since 2004 in 2017, according to Nationwide.
The building society reported house prices in the nation’s capital city were down 0.5 per cent year-on-year in 2017.
Robert Gardiner, chief economist of Nationwide, said: “The significant disparity in house prices across the UK has been a recurring theme in recent years.
“In this respect, 2017 saw the beginnings of a shift, as rates of house price growth in the south of England moderated towards those prevailing in the rest of the country.”
Overall, Nationwide reported UK house prices grew by 2.6 per cent last year compared with a 4.5 per cent increase in 2016.
Mr Gardiner said mortgage rates and healthy employment growth continued to support demand in 2017, while supply constraints provided support for house prices.
However, he said this was offset by mounting pressure on household incomes, which exerted an increasing drag on consumer confidence as the year progressed.
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Based on the story of Goldilocks and the 3 Bears, 3 Bear Oats is serving up perfectly warm, ready-to-eat, organic, gluten-free steel-cut oatmeal at the Mill City Farmers Market. The oatmeal is served with a choice of delicious topping flavors ranging from sweet to savory, available in 3 sizes (baby bear, mama bear and papa bear) for your comfort food pleasure!
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The varsity wrestling team defeated Frankenmuth in the district semi-finals by the score of 42-36. The Cardinals would eventually lose to the defending district champs, the Panthers of Mt. Morris by the score of 48-23.
The Business Gold Rewards Card from American Express OPEN is currently offering a 50,000 AMEX Membership Rewards points welcome bonus after meeting the minimum spending requirements.
That’s worth at least $500 in travel through the AMEX travel portal, or possibly more when you transfer your AMEX Membership Rewards points to partner airlines.
That’s a great deal for a card with the annual fee waived the first year, and because getting this card will NOT hurt your chances of being approved for Chase cards. But is it worth keeping the AMEX Business Gold Rewards card after the first year, once the annual fee is due?
I’ll help you decide whether keeping the AMEX Business Gold Rewards card after the first year makes sense for you.
This card is a good option for folks because it earns flexible AMEX Membership Rewards points. And because having this card will NOT hurt your chances of being approved for Chase cards.
But while the $175 annual fee is waived for the first year, you’ll have to decide if you want to keep it after that.
In general, I suggest evaluating whether to keep or cancel a card after ~10 months. Because when the annual fee is waived the first year, there’s no point canceling the card immediately.
And banks don’t like when you close a card right after getting the welcome bonus! So they might hesitate to approve you for more of their cards in the future.
But $175 is a hefty fee for most folks, and it’s likely NOT worth keeping this card unless you spend a lot in 1 of the 5 categories in which you can earn 3X AMEX Membership Rewards points.
So if you spend a lot on airfare, for example, it could be worth keeping the AMEX Business Gold Rewards card after the first year.
Or if your business purchases tens of thousands of dollars on expenses like advertising, computer hardware & software, or cloud computing. Because the AMEX Business Gold Rewards card offers the highest bonus for these categories.
But don’t forget, there are other cards that earn similar bonus points in many of these categories. Like the Chase Sapphire Reserve, that earns 3X Chase Ultimate Rewards points in travel & dining. Or the Chase Ink Plus small business card that earns 2X Chase Ultimate Rewards points at gas stations & hotels.
Plus, Chase Ultimate Rewards points are my favorite kind of points, so I’d prefer a Chase card that earns Ultimate Rewards points over one that earns AMEX Membership Rewards points.
But you’ll have to decide which flexible points work best for your personal travel goals and situation!
It’s easy to cancel your AMEX Business Gold Rewards card (or any AMEX card!). You can either call AMEX with the number on the back of your card, or chat with a representative online.
Usually they’ll ask you to verify your identity with your name and the last for digits of the card, but otherwise, the process is simple!
Just remember you will NOT want to lose the AMEX Membership Rewards points you’ve earned. So check out my post about how to keep AMEX Membership Rewards points active without paying annual fees.
With the increased welcome bonus on the AMEX Business Gold Rewards card, you can earn 50,000 AMEX Membership Rewards points after meeting minimum spending requirements.
That’s worth $500 in travel through the AMEX travel portal, or possibly more when you transfer your AMEX Membership Rewards points to partner airlines.
But it’s probably NOT worth keeping this card after the first year, when the $175 annual fee is due. Unless you spend a lot in 1 of the 5 bonus categories, like advertising, gasoline, or shipping.
Because there are other cards that earn similar bonus points, like the Chase Ink Plus small business card that earns Chase Ultimate Rewards points.
On the value of the points; if you live on the east coast you can use those to get a RT flight on Brussels Air to the EU in business class for free. That may work for various parts of the US, I didn’t check. If you can spend 19K more on that card you will get two RT flights to the EU in business class for free. Those flights are worth app. $2,600 each. So, depending on where you live, this can be very valuable and easily negates the fees involved. You just have to love transferrable points.