Rightmove: Market 'Surprisingly Resilient' Despite Mortgage Rate Rises

Rightmove's data shows a housing market holding up despite earlier fears

The latest data from Rightmove reveals a “surprisingly resilient” housing market, with the real-time market snapshot showing new buyer demand for April 7% below this time last year but consistent with this year’s trend of lagging behind 2025. First-time buyer demand is slightly stronger, down by 6% on last year. However, the last seven days have shown some early positive signs of new buyer demand accelerating beyond last year, although Rightmove…

House prices hold firm as global uncertainty tests market’s resilience - BuyAssociation Group

Rightmove reports rising borrowing costs and inflation pressures are limiting growth, but activity levels suggest the housing market is adjusting to the conditions rather than contracting. Because it is based on asking prices at the point properties are listed, Rightmove’s House Price Index provides the most up-to-date view of the current market conditions of any of the indices. Halifax and Nationwide’s figures, on the other hand, are based on c…

How has the war in Iran impacted the housing market?

Soaring mortgage rates caused by the war in Iran have curbed asking prices with the number of homes for sale at an 11 year high, the latest data from Rightmove has revealed. The post How has the war in Iran impacted the housing market? appeared first on what MORTGAGE.

Housing market steady despite rising mortgage rates, says Rightmove

Iran crisis pushing up rates but lower prices and rising wages partly offset affordability issue

Rightmove: market 'surprisingly resilient' despite mortgage rate rises

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