Hemnet’s Buyer Barometer April 2024: Price expectations rise - highest level since 2021
Price expectations among home buyers increased further in April. Of the buyers surveyed in Hemnet’s Buyer Barometer, 45 percent stated that they believe property prices will increase the next 6 months. This is 4 percentage points more than in the corresponding survey in March and the highest level since June 2021. At the same time, the share of buyers who believe that property prices will decrease has fallen. From 15 percent in March to 12 percent now in April. Overall, this means a net difference (the difference between those who believe in increasing and decreasing prices) of +32