The latest Rightmove and property news
Latest statistics from digital marketing intelligence company ‘comScore’ reveal that the average UK home-hunter spends close to an hour using Rightmove each month – more than twice as long as the second highest property website!
Last month our product development teams took part in what shall forever be known as the “First Annual Rightmove Hack-a-thon”. What is a ‘Hack-a-thon’ you ask? Well you’d better keep reading…..
Rightmove’s latest Consumer Confidence Survey finds that nearly half (49%) of current tenants are of the opinion that average rents will be higher 12 months from now, providing more evidence of the continued strength of the rental sector.
Although first-time buyers numbers in Wales remain down on traditional levels, the upturn offers an encouraging sign that things may be improving.
In London the proportion was far higher that the national average with 42% of buyers stating they would be purchasing for the first time, an increase from 38.2% in Q1.
Rightmove’s most recent Consumer Confidence Survey has revealed some encouraging news that prospective first-time buyer levels are now at their highest for 12 months.
Our Q2 2011 First-Time Buyer Report was released this week and revealed that first-time buyer levels have reached their highest for 12 months. The results this quarter find that prospective first-time buyers are up to 26.2%, their highest since the 26.3% recorded in Q2 2010.
Rightmove’s second Consumer Confidence Survey of 2011 reveals a drop in the proportion of people expecting house prices to fall over the next year.