House prices rose 0.9% during March according to figures released today (April 2) by Nationwide Building Society. Nationwide described the move as a "surprise bounce" which reduced the annual rate of fall by 1.9 points, easing from -17.6% to -15.7%. This brings the price of a typical house to £150,946. Commenting on the figures, Nationwide's chief economist Fionnuala Earley, said: …