Lower mortgage rates appear to be finally sparking a recovery in the housing market, with home sales soaring to a two-and-a-half-year high last month and the sales-to-new listing ratio now pointing to positive house price inflation again. Nonetheless, the government’s new immigration targets are still a downside risk to both house price growth and residential investment next year.
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