PWC predicts more price rises

PWC predicts more price rises - 1999 - Negotiator 14(21) 29 October 1999, 12(1) .

PriceWaterhouse Coopers predicts that house prices will rise by an average of 10% throughout the remainder of 1999 and 2000, before slowing to 6% in 2001. However it concludes that a repeat of the 80s boom & bust is not likely because levels of personal indebtedness are lower, the divergence of house prices from trend is less market and monetary policy is geared to prevent it. Chart of growth to 2Q 1999 by region.


HOUSE PRICES
HOUSE PRICE INFLATION
HOUSING BOOM
BOOM AND BUST CYCLES
FORECASTS
PRICE WATERHOUSE COOPERS