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High interest rates and oil prices finally cool house prices
Original: The qualified good news is continuing high interest rates & impact(s) of higher oil prices (alongside the cost--of-livin
Commentators note a rare piece of qualified good news: continuing high interest rates and the impact of higher oil prices, alongside the cost-of-living crisis, have finally halted rising nominal house prices, after inflation-adjusted prices had already stopped climbing. Lower house prices are seen as one key factor in easing affordability pressures, though the debate centres on whether falling prices help buyers or simply signal broader economic strain.
Why now: People are debating whether falling house prices amid high rates and the cost-of-living crisis count as good news.
central bankshousing marketoil pricescost-of-living crisis
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- The qualified good news is continuing high interest rates & impact(s) of higher oil prices (alongside the cost--of-living crisis) have finally halted rising nominal house prices (having already halted 'real' price rises adjusted for inflation); lower house prices are one key… · ChrisMayLA6@mastodon.me.uk · 15
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