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Homebuyer appetite down in 2023, research finds
Across England and Wales proportional sales fell by 5.6%.
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August sees 29% rise in new properties for sale – Propertymark
The average number of new prospective buyers registered per member branch was up to an average of 81 in August 2023.
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London and Leicester worst places to find a buyer, research reveals
House Buyer Bureau analysed the number of homes sold over the last five years across England.
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Housing activity to remain depressed in Q4, says Bloomberg Intelligence
According to Bloomberg Intelligence's Housing Pulse, Barratt, Taylor Wimpey and Persimmon have all flagged falling demand, potentially impacting 2023-24 completions.
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UK sees 203,588 property completions over the past three months – TwentyCi
Providing an overview of the current property market, TwentyCi’s report found that the average house price stands at around £279,569.
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Home sales to rebound in 2024, says deVere Group
The assessment from deVere Group’s investment director, James Green, comes as property sales and, in turn, prices are falling at the fastest rate in a decade, according to several sources.
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Housing transactions on track to improve on last year – eXp UK
There will be an estimated 920,000 transactions in 2023, 1.3% more than the 909,000 recorded in 2022.
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Turbulence ahead for housing market even as rates ease, says Bloomberg Intelligence
However, further analysis from BI’s latest UK Housing Pulse found that early signs of a very modest decline in mortgage rates could also offer some respite to the domestic housing market.
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Corporate housing market forecasted to grow this year, says Benham and Reeves
In 2020, the corporate housing market saw a 1% decline, before plummeting by -54% in 2021 to just £602.9m.
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Hunt fails to address housing market in plans for economic growth
Commentators say another opportunity for real housing reform has passed the market by.
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UK housing market at its most unaffordable level in 150 years, Leeds Building Society reports
The UK housing market has reached its most unaffordable level in around 150 years, according to a new report by Leeds Building Society.
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Frozen housing market faces ‘worst of all worlds’ downturn unless Government acts now – Joseph Rowntree Foundation
The housing market is facing a ‘worst of all worlds’ situation as rising interest rates and high inflation create the conditions for a housing market freeze unless the Government acts quickly, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) has warned.