Only one in three Britons think house prices will rise in the next year, putting pressure on sellers to be realistic about asking prices.
Faith in the market is waning, with 31 per cent forecasting prices will rise, down from 51 per cent last September, the property website On the Market reports.
The housing market has been sluggish for the past two years, with sellers outnumbering buyers.
Higher mortgage rates and economic uncertainty continue to put people off moving home.
In the year to the end of June, prices edged up by just 0.6 per cent, latest figures from Lloyds Bank show.
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