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Kate Faulkner
HOUSE PRICES UPDATE: the forecast is bright
News from property price indices is positive, writes Kate Faulkner, and indicates we are as 'near' to normal as we have been in years.
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Kate Faulkner
HOUSING MARKET ANALYSIS: what’s behind supply and demand statistics
Property sales supply and demand appears to be less reactionary to market trends and headlines, reports Kate Faulkner.
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Kate Faulkner
TOWN AND CITY TRACKER: Belfast boasts biggest house price rise
Kate Faulkner analyses the latest regional house price data, which shows prices rising year-on-year at roughly the pace of inflation.
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Kate Faulkner
ANALYSIS: Property market potential locked by inflation
This month’s economic and property market data offers a broadly positive outlook across much of the UK – though there’s still room for improvement, and some of that may arrive as early as 7th August if the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee decides to cut the Bank Base Rate to 4%. A key obstacle to unlocking the full potential of the property market remains inflation, which continues to prove stubborn. Currently sitting at 3.4% – well above the Bank of England’s 2% target – inflation remains “sticky,” making further rate cuts in the near term less likely unless we see clearer signs of it easing. However, Capital Economics, one of the best inflation and interest rate forecasters, in my opinion, are more buoyant lower interest rates are on their way due to the government’s increase in employers’ costs: “The falls in employment triggered by the Chancellor’s rises in National Insurance Contributions for employers and the minimum wage have increased our confidence that it is only a matter of time before wage growth and CPI inflation slow to rates consistent with the 2.0% inflation target. As a result, we think the Bank of England will cut interest rates from 4.25%…
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Kate Faulkner
HOUSE PRICE ANALYSIS: A stable picture across the regions
Property market expert, Kate Faulkner, reviews the latest indices to report on property prices across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
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LOCAL HOUSE PRICE UPDATE: Markets are varied and volatile
Kate Faulkner analyses the latest indices which reveal how house price growth across UK towns and cities are showing mixed signals.
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Housing Market
REACTION: Housing market shook off economic gloom during May
Despite Trump’s tariffs and the ending of the Stamp Duty holiday, house prices are on the rise again according to Nationwide's Chief Economist.
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TOWN AND CITY TRACKER: Property prices near you
Kate Faulkner reviews property prices at town and city level, revealing the top and lowest performers according to Hometrack and Land Registry data.
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Kate Faulkner
HOUSE PRICES ANALYSIS: Fall in inflation needed for ‘normal’ property market
Property market expert, Kate Faulkner OBE discusses how inflation, bases rates and the wider economy is impacting property prices right now.
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Housing Market
Many homeowners ‘get asking price wrong’, says Zoopla
The portal's research shows that 78% of property owners do not know how much their home is worth, with most undervaluing it.
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