Martin North: House prices to halve on coronavirus

David Llewellyn-Smith, February 28, 2020

Via Martin North come his new virus scenarios for property:

The video Q&A:

My base case is now a global pandemic based around winter periods. In my mind, that more equates to Martin’s global disruption scenario for assets. Even then I’ll be surprised if house prices fall that far in nominal terms. In real, over a longer period, perhaps.

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