The further substantial rise in house prices in February took the increase since the pandemic began to a round 20% and begs the question whether house prices are getting too high. While we do think that rising mortgage rates will bring down the curtain on the COVID-19 housing market boom, we do not expect prices to fall.
UK Housing Drop-In (Wed. 2 March, 10:00 GMT): Andrew Burrell and Andrew Wishart will be discussing how long prices can keep rising in a 20-minute session on Wednesday. Registration details.
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