Main image: Zoopla HPI - Demand, sales agreed and new inventory
Demand surge to prop up house prices for the next few months, but the post-lockdown bounce is already slowing
"The surge in demand for property is expected to delay house price falls, pushing them towards the end of 2020," says Zoopla, as it forecasts that annual price inflation will be sustained at 2-3% for the coming quarter, before turning negative at the end of the year.
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