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After the referendum - how will the housing market fare?

The movements in housebuilder share prices in the past two weeks could be a sign that a slump in house price expectations is about to trigger a fresh house price correction. But if we are right, and the economy avoids a recession and a sharp rise in unemployment, while interest rates are also cut, transactions rather than prices are likely to bear the brunt of any adjustment.

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