Why a Fife House Price Crash Looks Increasingly Unlikely
Jim Parker
August 4, 2026
Every few weeks, another headline appears warning that house prices are about to crash.
The reason changes each time. One month it is mortgage rates. The next it is inflation. More recently, geopolitical tensions and uncertainty in the Middle East have been blamed for higher borrowing costs and weaker buyer confidence.
Yet despite all these predictions, the housing market continues to frustrate the pessimists.
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