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Is housing demand really as weak as some surveys suggest?

Despite a very favourable economic backdrop, the RICS new buyer enquires balance has yet to report any rise in housing demand. But other indicators do show that underlying demand is strengthening. That suggests many households are willing to buy, but are being held back by a lack of homes for sale.

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