The stagnation in the Nationwide measure of house prices in October (Capital Economics forecast +0.1%, consensus -0.1%) is probably a brief hiatus in the recent decline in prices rather than a sign of stabilisation. With mortgage rates still rising and the Budget only offering limited support to housing activity from next April, we suspect house prices will continue to fall in the coming months.
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