Our updated property market predictions

About this episode

Paul and Megan review their property market predictions for 2026, discussing changes and updates since December 2025.

In this week's episode, Paul & Megan review their 2026 predictions and see what's come true and what has changed since December 2025. Skip to the part that's most relevant to you: 0:00 Intro 1:24 Changes in interest rates 4:50 How unemployment is affecting markets 5:28 Edinburgh property market update 7:00 Offering over valuation 9:36 Did more sellers come to market this year? 10:45 Potential policy changes from Scot Gov 11:50 Top areas for listings

People in this episode

Hosts: Paul, Megan

Topics covered

• property market predictions
• interest rates
• unemployment effects
• Edinburgh property market
• seller market trends
• policy changes

Keywords

• property market
• predictions
• interest rates
• unemployment
• Edinburgh
• policy changes
• sellers

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Scot Gov

Places: Edinburgh

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