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Sat 03 Mar 2007Property slowdown confirmed by new figures The slowdown in the property market was confirmed yesterday as new figures revealed house prices remained flat in January. And the slowdown is beginning to be felt by the exchequer. Laura Slatteryand Marc Colemanreport.House prices nationally grew by just 0.1 per cent in January, according to the latest house price index by the Permanent TSB/Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI).