Hemnet Buyers’ Barometer April 2026: High Price Expectations Despite Growing Uncertainty
8 April 2026
Price expectations among homebuyers in the Hemnet Buyers’ Barometer fell for the second consecutive month in April. However, the decline was limited, and the proportion of respondents who believe house prices will rise remains at historically high levels.
In April, 42 percent of those surveyed stated they expect house prices to increase over the next six months, which is unchanged compared to March. Meanwhile, the proportion expecting prices to fall increased from 13 to 16 percent. This means the net balance—the difference between those expecting rising versus falling prices—amounted to +26 percentage points in April, a decrease of 3 percentage points from March.
Percentage of buyers expecting:
- Rising prices: 41.9% (42.2% last month)
- Falling prices: 15.5% (13.2% last month)
- Unchanged prices: 42.6% (44.7% last month)
Erik Holmberg, Market Analyst at Hemnet, comments:
"Despite increasing global uncertainty and a heightened risk of interest rate hikes during the year, price expectations remain at historically high levels. Although the share of buyers expecting falling house prices rose slightly in April, the increase is relatively small given the more uncertain global situation. It is likely that both eased credit restrictions and other forms of economic stimulus are helping to bolster homebuyers' price expectations. At the same time, actual price trends show that housing prices have performed strongly during the start of the year, particularly in March."
Hemnet’s Buyers’ Barometer was sent to 2,717 respondents between April 1st and 3rd.
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