RICS Residential Market Survey (Dec. 23)

Market was picking up even before latest slide in mortgage rates

The December RICS Housing Market survey showed sales volumes rising and buyer demand recovering even before the further sizeable drop in mortgage rates in January. That’s encouraging for our view that house prices will rise by 3% in 2024 in contrast to the consensus forecast of a 1% fall.

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