The reluctance of homeowners who are in negative equity to sell their home and realise a loss is one explanation for the sharp fall in the visible inventory over the past few years. Nevertheless, because it is also acting, broadly speaking, as an equal and opposite crimp on demand, the net effect of negative equity on the house price outlook is probably fairly muted.
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