Housing market will pick up in autumn says Propertyfinder

A survey from Propertyfinder says househunters now expect relative stability in house prices despite a slight drop in confidence caused by weaker economic news and apathy over the summer season. The survey says 48% of respondents expect house prices to rise over the next 12 months, while 45% expect prices to fall. Overall househunters expect prices to be relatively stable over the next twelve months, falling just 1.6%. Confidence has slipped slightly since July for a number of reasons. Quite apart from the usual summer holiday apathy, poorer economic news is affecting sentiment. Incre...