Women less cautious in current housing market Published: 29/08/2008

According to new figures from Fool.co.uk, women are far less cautious than men in the current housing market when it comes to property to buy.

The website found that over 80 per cent of women would still consider buying a new property in the current climate of falling house prices and expensive mortgage deals, while the same could be said for only 30 per cent of men. Despite the female confidence on show, the average national trend currently falls in line with male caution.

David Kuo, head of personal finance at Fool.co.uk, says: "Trying to predict the bottom of the property market is a mug's game. It is more important to decide if the house you want to buy is right for you."

The website's research found that the majority of those surveyed in Scotland and Wales did not think about the wider market when looking for a property, although the doubt increases with every mile travelled south of the Scottish border.

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