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House Price Forecasts and Predictions in the UK

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House Price Update 9 January 2012

UK House Prices Situation: Average prices down in January

UK House Prices Forecast: Broadly stable, but Eurozone crisis poses risk

House Prices Fall 0.9% In January

House prices fell by 1.3% in 2011 and by 0.9% in December 2011, according to the Halifax.

Looking at the bigger picture, the Halifax House Price Index recorded a quarterly change of -0.1% in the final quarter of 2011, following on from a 0.1% rise in the previous quarter.

These figures – which are effectively zero – do not tell the story of regional rises and falls, which are much greater, but they do highlight the broad stability achieved by the UK housing market in 2011.

Discussing his forecast for 2012, Martin Ellis, Halifax housing economist, said:

"If the UK can avoid recession, we expect broad stability in house prices in 2012. There is, however, considerable uncertainty regarding the prospects for the UK economy which will, to a large extent, depend on how events in the Eurozone unfold. In addition, the extent to which households choose to reduce their debts will also affect growth. As a result, the outlook for house prices is also uncertain."

House Sales Down 2.5% In 2011

The number of houses sold in the first eleven months of 2011 was 2.5% lower than in the same period of 2010. Despite this, the number of houses sold in November 2011 was higher than in any month since December 2009, according to HMRC figures.

According to RICS, the balance of house sales to unsold stock has remained broadly unchanged since November 2010, once again highlighting that current market stability is based on low numbers of sellers and buyers and a relative absence of forced sellers.

 

 

 

 


 

 




 





 



 



 

 

 


 

 

 


 

 

 





 

 






 

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