May 20, 2024

Analyzing the Paradox: Improving Economic Sentiments vs. Falling House Prices

Analyzing the Paradox: Improving Economic Sentiments vs. Falling House Prices

Just as sentiment across all indicators is improving, house prices are falling – only slightly, but it’s the second successive month that the Nationwide index is registering falls. It makes no sense, and the takeaway is probably that we should stop even thinking about small monthly changes (all of which are subject to error and revision anyway). Would you like fewer “house price news” stories in this section? Let me know.