Blame the estate agents (4)

Juicy quote in today's Guardian:

If house prices are falling, surely now is the time to snap up a bargain? "Heavens no," says one north London estate agent. "House prices will continue to fall, so you should wait."

Whether this is apocryphal or not is neither here nor there; it either reflects or it influences sentiment, and that is what matters.

H/t 'Who stole my pension?' at HPC.