The big 0.6% m/m fall in the Lloyds measure of house prices in October (CE forecast -0.1%, consensus -0.1%) lays bare the impact that high mortgage rates are having on the housing market. With mortgage rates likely to remain high, this raises the risk that the downturn in house prices is bigger and longer than we expect.
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