The 0.1% m/m fall in house prices in July marks the fifth consecutive monthly decline, meaning it now looks unlikely that prices will rise this year, as we had previously thought. That said, we still believe a modest pickup in demand paired with nagging undersupply will support prices in the medium term, and so are sticking with our view that house price growth will near 2% in 2026 and 2027.
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