Sprightly start to 2013
Rightmove’s February House Price Index finds that there are signs of continued improvement in the health of the property market.
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What an ‘average house price’ can tell you about your local agent and the market
Some people get very cross with broad headlines about the national housing market, Henry Pryor writes...
Only 17% of sellers would invest in a house makeover, even if it meant they would achieve a higher price
Competition among sellers for mortgage-ready or cash buyers looks set to remain fierce in many markets in 2013.
Graduates are more likely to pass the first home-ownership test
Nearly seven out of ten (69%) prospective first-time buyers expecting to buy in the next 12 months are University educated.
Main Olympic borough of Newham still awaiting ‘house price legacy’
Property owners in the main Olympic borough have yet to see a tangible benefit in terms of an Olympic ‘house price legacy’.
New sellers in London ask new record average price for the third consecutive month
London has hit another all-time high asking price this month.
Asking prices remain flat in May
The average asking price of property coming to the market remains virtually unchanged at £243,759, up just £22 (+0%) on last month.
Home-movers believe prices are still above ‘fair and reasonable’ levels
The overwhelming view is that property prices will be the same or higher in a years’ time.