House prices set to rise by 6% in 2016

There has been no let-up in the very tight market conditions which have characterised the housing market in recent months. With housing demand rising steadily on the back of low mortgage interest rates, easing credit conditions and an improving labour market, but no corresponding rise in the number of homes for sale, house price growth is accelerating.

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