Does the rise in consumer confidence explain the rise in house prices?

Last year, consumer confidence and house price growth fell broadly in tandem, with both reaching record lows as the economic downturn took hold. More recently, they have both been rising. However, the upturn in prices appears to have gone further than is warranted by the improvement in consumer confidence.

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