US Economics Focus A double-dip in house prices would not be a disaster 4th February 2010 · 1 min read
UK Data Response Halifax House Price Index (Jan) Halifax data for January confirmed that the housing market upturn was extended into 2010, but also indicated that it may be losing steam. Indeed, prices rose at their slowest rate since June... 4th February 2010 · 1 min read
UK Data Response Nationwide house prices (January) The upward momentum in house prices evident at the end of last year was extended into January. Indeed, the Nationwide house price index rose at its fastest rate for four months. But with each rise... 29th January 2010 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Focus Recovery or relapse in the housing market? Given our views that the labour market shake-out has some way to go, we believe that house prices will suffer a relapse in 2010. Our central forecast is for prices to fall by 10% taking them back to... 22nd January 2010 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Update Affordability – why the different messages? According to the CML, aside from a brief period in 1996, mortgage affordability is the best on record. By contrast, our own measure of affordability is only in line with its long-run average and is no... 20th January 2010 · 1 min read
Europe Economics Update Spanish house prices have further to fall The latest Spanish housing market data suggest that the residential property downturn continued to ease in the latter part of 2009. Nonetheless, we think that house prices still have much further to... 15th January 2010 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Focus What does the future hold for Scottish house prices? Scotland’s housing market may have shaken off its reputation as an underperformer compared to the UK in recent years, but its longer term outlook is not so promising. Unfavourable demographics and a... 14th January 2010 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response RICS Housing Survey (Dec) & CLG house prices (Nov) 12th January 2010 · 1 min read
UK Data Response Halifax House Price Index (Dec) The latest rise in house prices has not changed our view that a second leg in the house price correction still lies ahead. Admittedly, the timing of any renewed fall in prices is uncertain. But given... 7th January 2010 · 1 min read
UK Data Response Halifax House Price Index (Dec) The latest rise in house prices has not changed our view that a second leg in the house price correction still lies ahead. Admittedly, the timing of any renewed fall in prices is uncertain. But given... 7th January 2010 · 1 min read
