UK Housing Market Rapid Response UK Halifax House Prices (Nov. 2025) The stagnation in the Halifax measure of house prices in November sends a weaker signal than the Nationwide release earlier this week. But with prices having only fallen once in the last six months... 5th December 2025 · 3 mins read
UK Commercial Property Rapid Response S&P Global/CIPS UK Construction PMI (Nov. 25) The headline CIPS construction PMI fell for the second consecutive month to a new post-pandemic low of 39.4 in November. The drop was broad-based across the sectors, with the housing balance seeing a... 4th December 2025 · 1 min read
US Housing Market Rapid Response US Mortgage Applications (Nov 2025) The second consecutive decline in mortgage activity in November, as the previous decline in mortgage rates came to an end, supports our view that home sales are unlikely to rise by as much as most... 3rd December 2025 · 2 mins read
UK Housing Market Rapid Response UK Nationwide House Prices (Nov. 2025) The rise in the Nationwide measure of house prices in November provides further evidence that actual house prices have been more resilient to Budget uncertainty than some RICS sentiment indicators... 2nd December 2025 · 3 mins read
US Housing Market Chart Pack US Housing Market Chart Pack (Nov. 25) The Fed looks set to cut interest rates again in December, but we think investors are too optimistic about further easing next year. We expect only one 25bp cut in 2026, compared with roughly 75bp of... 1st December 2025 · 1 min read
Europe Economics Focus ECB interest rates cuts doing little to boost growth Aside from the monetary loosening undertaken by the ECB at the beginning of the global financial crisis, its interest rate cuts from mid-2024 to mid-2025 were the deepest over a 12-month period in its... 1st December 2025 · 15 mins read
China Economics Update Six non-consensus calls for China for 2026 Almost everyone expects real economic growth in China to slow next year. But most forecasters think the picture will brighten in nominal terms thanks to a rebound in inflation and a bottoming out of... 1st December 2025 · 8 mins read
Australia & New Zealand Economics Update Are first-time buyers fuelling the house prices rally? The less stringent criteria for accessing the government’s support scheme for first-time home buyers hasn’t noticeably boosted overall housing demand. Indeed, the key constraint remains extremely... 1st December 2025 · 3 mins read
Australia & New Zealand Economics Update Australian housing can’t buck its affordability problem Australia's house price growth picked up further in November and leading indicators suggest the rally has further to run. However, with the RBA unlikely to lower interest rates any further, mortgage... 1st December 2025 · 3 mins read
UK Commercial Property Outlook UK Commercial Property Outlook: Higher gilt yields and taxes to weigh on recovery With the 10-year gilt yield now set to be higher for longer and the Budget likely to raise taxes on households, the outlook for commercial property has become a bit gloomier. We now expect total... 25th November 2025 · 26 mins read
US Housing Market Rapid Response US Case-Shiller/ FHFA House Prices (Sep 2025) The 0.1% m/m rise in house prices in September matched August’s modest gain, and points to a tentative house price recovery from here. We are predicting that a pick-up in demand paired with nagging... 25th November 2025 · 2 mins read
UK Housing Market Update Mansion tax may not be as big as previously feared An average annual council tax surcharge in the Budget on 26 th November of possibly around £2,000 for owners of the most expensive homes may be only a modest drag on activity and prices at the top end... 21st November 2025 · 3 mins read
China Economics Weekly Property stimulus plans, Japanification of the bond market Policymakers are mulling a new property stimulus package, including mortgage subsidies for new homebuyers. But this is unlikely to revive demand, as most households remain reluctant to buy in a... 21st November 2025 · 4 mins read
US Housing Market Rapid Response US Existing Home Sales (Oct. 2025) Lower borrowing costs were behind the further small pick-up in existing home sales last month. As we expect less Fed policy easing next year than markets are currently pricing in, however, mortgage... 20th November 2025 · 2 mins read
US Housing Market Update Has the Sun Belt lost its shine? Lower net domestic migration has substituted in for the earlier supply glut as the main factor putting downward pressure on house prices in the Sun Belt’s previously red-hot metros. We doubt the... 19th November 2025 · 5 mins read
