DOOM: Property

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Real rates have gone from around 0% to -6% which is something of a bonanza for our buy-to-let friends. Plus rents are shooting up to record levels.

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"UK house prices expected to fall by 8% next year, says Halifax

Lender says market rebalancing after years of growth, as mortgage rates and cost of living push prices down

Rising mortgage costs and the broader cost of living crisis will push house prices down by about 8% next year, according to a forecast by the lender Halifax.

Halifax, which in November reported the largest monthly fall in house prices in 14 years, said the market was now rebalancing after years of conditions that have resulted in some of the biggest rises in house prices ever recorded.

The coronavirus pandemic also fuelled a mini housing boom as flexible and home working led to an increase in sales of larger properties in more rural and idyllic settings.

“Following such rapid house price growth, and the growing economic headwinds, a slowdown was almost inevitable,” said Andrew Asaam, a homes director at Halifax. “As the increasing cost of living puts more pressure on household finances and rising interest rates impact customers’ monthly mortgage payments, there’s understandably more caution among both buyers and sellers, which has seen demand soften as people take stock.”

https://www.theguardian.com/money/20...lifax-forecast