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Beware estate agents selling optimism – the housing market remains in a worrisome state
While the RICS may see a brighter end to the year, in relative terms it is still extremely gloomy
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Desperate times for house building as starts take a dive
Disappointing forecasts for growth in housing construction are likely to be revised down
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Output data add to worries over private sector weakness as public sector cuts hit workloads
Repairs and maintenance work offers more promise than new build in a gloomy market
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So what should we expect the housing market to do in 2012?
Despite government schemes to boost house building it looks as though growth in private house sales will be constrained
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Do the house building figures really show recovery? Well not really
Shapps trumpets new housing starts but numbers are still very flaccid