Aug. 5, 2026
The half-time predictions report
Six months ago, Rob & Rob made their property predictions for the year. So did the big-name forecasters. Now it's time to check the scoreboard.
Prices are grinding upward, rents are re-accelerating, and the base rate story has taken a turn nobody had in their January script. Rob & Rob break down what they got right, what they got wrong, and what this tells us about the rest of the year ahead.
- (00:58) News story of the week
- (03:50) Who's closest on house prices and who needs a miracle in the second half
- (07:13) Every single city pick is beating the national average
- (09:47) Why rents are re-accelerating despite the Renters' Rights Act
- (12:17) The forecast everyone got spectacularly wrong in the same direction
- (18:45) The one prediction we can already score (no pun intended)
- (19:45) Hub Extra
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