The further acceleration in house price inflation to a 13-month high of 3.4% in November, from 3.1%, reflects the pick-up in existing home sales seen earlier this year. Most recently existing home sales have dropped back, however, and we expect sales to fall further in 2014, eventually triggering a decline in house prices.
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