BUZZ-Foxtons: top UK midcap loser as Barclays doubts post-election recovery

** London-focused estate agent Foxtons down 3 pct & top FTSE-250 loser after Barclays (LSE: BARC.L - news) says post-election recovery likely to be patchy

** Brokerage cites thin supply of housing in the market & pressure on fees

** Follows Peel Hunt concerns that avg commission rates to head down

** Peer Countrywide, the UK's largest real estate agent by revenue, last week forecasts decline in FY volumes as uncertainty holds back housing market recovery even after May general election

** Barclays, however, ups TP on stock to 179.9p from 179.2p; keeps "underweight" rating on stock vs "neutral" on industry

** 2 of 6 brokerages rate the stock "buy" or higher, 1 "hold" and 4 "sell" or lower; their median PT is 215p

** Stock up c.59 pct YTD vs 22 pct rise in FSTE350 Real estate investment & services index

(RM (LSE: RM.L - news) : esha.vaish.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)