15.04.2013 - UK: Housing market set to return to pre-crash levels
Britain is poised for a housing market revival as the market gives its strongest performance since the crash, according to a leading economic forecaster. More than 1m transactions will take place by the end of the year, representing the most activity since 2007 when there were nearly 1.8m, according to the Ernst & Young ITEM Club. The following year, the market dipped to a low of around 900,000. After staying roughly flat this year, house prices will start to rise in tandem, up by 2.1pc in 2014, before rises of 5pc and 6pc over the following two years, according to its spring forecasts published on Monday...............................................Full Article: Source
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