The housing market hit a milestone in April, with real house prices rising above the previous peak recorded during the boom of the mid-2000s. But that doesn’t mean valuations are at dangerous levels. House prices look far more reasonable when gains in incomes and falls in mortgage interest rates are taken into account. With house price growth now set to slow, the prospect of another bubble forming is therefore low.
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