Even with our above-consensus views on house price growth and interest rate hikes, a rise in earnings growth will help keep mortgage payments as a share of income below their long-run average over the next three years. While tight mortgage lending standards will prevent a surge of housing demand, the risk of worsening affordability bringing the housing market recovery to a halt looks low.
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