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全国报道:受中东局势不确定性影响,英国房价4月上涨

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-- 英国房价在4月份意外加速上涨,表明在2026年初增速放缓之后,尽管中东持续冲突带来的地缘政治和宏观经济不确定性依然存在,但房价上涨势头依然强劲。 英国全国房屋互助协会(Nationwide Building Society)周五公布的数据显示,4月份英国房价年增长率从3月份的2.2%攀升至3%。这一最新数据超过了此前市场普遍预期的2.2%的涨幅。 经季节性调整后,4月份房价环比上涨0.4%,连续第四个月上涨,与此前预期的0.3%的跌幅相反。4月份英国平均房价为278,880英镑,高于上月的277,186英镑。 “鉴于消费者信心指标已明显走弱,这一结果多少有些出人意料。GfK 的总体指数已跌至 2023 年底以来的最低水平,反映出家庭对未来一年的经济前景和自身财务状况更为悲观,”全国房屋抵押贷款协会 (Nationwide) 首席经济学家罗伯特·加德纳 (Robert Gardner) 表示。 全国房屋抵押贷款协会将房地产市场的韧性归功于家庭财务状况的稳健,指出近年来家庭积累了“相当可观”的储蓄,且债务收入比已降至 20 年来的最低水平。该协会表示,住房可负担性的提高也支撑了市场,迄今为止,更高的利率对住房可负担性的影响有限,抵押贷款利率也出现了“小幅”下降。 “展望未来,受中东局势的影响,英国经济增长可能会略显疲软,通胀率可能会高于此前预期,但最终影响将主要取决于冲击的持续时间和政策应对措施,”加德纳补充道。

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