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Recovery in house prices adds to optimism

The substantial recovery in Halifax house prices in February added weight to the view that we will see a stand off between buyers and sellers that causes transactions to slump, but minimal price falls. That would be a historical anomaly, which is why our forecast is for a more traditional housing downturn with prices falling much further.

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