Values tumbled by 0.7% on a quarterly basis, but edged up by 0.4% month on month, the lender’s data showed.
House prices are now sitting at an average £224,353.
Low mortgage rates and a lack of supply are helping to underpin the housing market, according to Russell Galley, managing director at Halifax.
He said: “House prices continue to remain broadly flat, as they have since the end of last year.
“Despite the November rise in the Bank of England Base Rate, mortgage rates continue to stay low by historical standards.
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