Buy or Wait? Housing Market in 2026 🏡

https://www.economicshelp.org/blog/218900/economics/house-price-forecasts-2026/
2025 has been a tough year for the housing market. A weak economy, higher taxes and budget uncertainty have all led to stagnation. Transactions have been low, and house prices barely increasing. In fact, with inflation over 3%, real house prices have continued to fall. And This is actually a big underlying story of the UK housing market, real house prices have come down since 2022 and are even lower than 2007. But, with the budget less impactful than many feared and the prospect of lower interest rates, what does 2026 hold for the housing market?

0:00 Intro
0:44 Pessimistic Case
2:00 Why Prices may Rise
5:05 Rent vs Buy
7:22 Budget Effects
8:00 Supply
8:57 Forecasts

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