Housing market is very constrained in terms of its supply. As buyers return to the market, it seems almost inevitable that price rises will follow. Developers' responses have themselves been one of the reasons for the upturn in the market at the start of this year. If you look at consensus opinion in financial markets, it can be pretty flighty if you are just trying to avoid a recession.
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