The 0.7% m/m rise in the Halifax house price index in January is at odds with the muted 0.1% m/m increase in the Nationwide measure and suggests that the housing market continues to shrug off both the weak economy and the recent rises in mortgage rates. What’s more, the prospect of lower mortgage rates than most expect means we think house price growth will be stronger than the consensus forecast over the next two years.
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