Europeans optimistic on property prices

Europeans have high hopes that the value of their houses will rise over the next five years, even if the next 12 months see prices remaining stagnant or falling.

Confidence in housing market prospects is shown in the latest Financial Times/Harris Interactive opinion poll, which reveals that among Europe’s biggest countries, the Italians, Spanish and British are most upbeat about longer-term price trends.

Harris Interactive: Financial Times / Harris Poll http://www.harrisinteractive.com/NewsRoom/HarrisPolls/FinancialTimesHarrisPolls.aspx

Harris Interactive: July 2008 FT/Harris Poll on Housing Prices http://www.harrisinteractive.com/news/FTHarrisPoll/HI_FinancialTimes_HarrisPoll_July2008.pdf

RICS: European Housing Review (Research Reports) http://www.rics.org/us/knowledge/research/research-reports/

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