Optimists forecasting higher prices increases from 22% to 29%
The proportion of people expecting average asking prices to be higher a year from now has risen to 29%, up by 7 percentage points on a year ago.
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Buyers not bothered about no broadband
A good broadband connection now tops off-street parking and access to local amenities as one of the vital deciding factors for people buying a new house, according to a study of British homebuyers.
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Buyers and sellers play “wait and see”
Unseasonally high number of unsold properties and longest ever time on the market mean sellers face tough competition, while winter buyers hang back waiting for bargains Rightmove has said.
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Don’t panic – it’s just an election
With the onset of the traditional moving season, new sellers coming to market ignored any pre-election jitters and economic woes and pushed up their average asking prices by 2.6% (£5,898) this month.
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Scarce new sellers bumped up asking prices by 3.2%, an average increase of £7,137 with London setting a new record of £427,987.
So far in 2010, sellers are more confident and buyers more interested, Rightmove has commented in the first house price report of the new year.
The onset of the Autumn moving season sees new sellers asking an average of 0.6% more for their properties, property group Rightmove has said.
Average asking prices fell by 2.2% (£5,102) during August as summer sellers price more realistically according to the latest data from Rightmove.
Latest research from Halifax shows the ability of key public sector workers to purchase their own home continues to improve and is approaching the level achieved ten years ago before the house price boom.
New evidence supports Yorkshire Building Society’s findings that more borrowers are choosing to fix their mortgage for the longer term as economic conditions remain uncertain.
Latest research from Halifax shows the ability of key public sector workers to purchase their own home continues to improve and is approaching the level achieved ten years ago before the house price boom.
Research commissioned by specialist buy-to-let lender Paragon Mortgages, has shown a significant regional shift in the rental yields achieved by landlords.
