Surveys of house price expectations, although weakening, are yet to signal the renewed falls that we are forecasting for the second half of this year. However, their record in anticipating price movements is mixed, with consumers’ expectations in particular seeming to lag the market. Thus with some indices already reporting renewed house price falls and a recovery in the labour market unlikely, expectations data may yet prove too optimistic.
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