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Has the housing boom run its course?

We are not forecasting a return to boom conditions in 2015. However, we do think that the outlook for both house prices and housing market activity is rather stronger than is typically believed, as a steady economic recovery and the reforms to stamp duty both help to revive the market after last year’s slowdown.


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