News Tag: asking prices
January 20, 2010
Rightmove has reported that its initial statistics for 2010 show increases in both seller confidence and buyer interest.
According to the property portal, sellers who have come to market so far in January are asking more for their properties "causing a big turnaround in figures that were on course for a third consecutive monthly fall".
The firm's commercial director, Miles Shipside, says he ...
Seller confidence and buyer interest return
by Gill Montia
October 19, 2009
Home movers in London have put the credit crisis behind them and are asking 0.8% more for their properties than in November 2007.
In its October round up of market, Rightmove has reported that the Capital is leading the way in positive sentiment for the UK housing market.
October has also seen the national average asking price at a higher level than a ...
London leads recovery in asking prices
by Gill Montia
August 17, 2009
The average asking price of a UK home fell in August, after nudging up 0.6% in July.
Vendors shaved a typical £5,102, or 2.2%, off their ambitions as they adjusted to lower seasonal demand.
The decline took the average asking price back to £222,762, compared to £227,864 in July, although London saw a steeper slide at 3.8%, reducing the average asking price in ...
Asking prices slip back in August
by Gill Montia
June 22, 2009
Rightmove has reported that the average asking price of homes in England and Wales fell 0.4% in the five weeks to 13th June.
The decline follows a 2.4% rise in the same period to 9th May, equating to a jump of £5,000 in a typical vendor's ambitions.
According to the property website, the average asking price now stands at 226,436, down 5.5% ...
Asking prices slide 0.4% in June
by Gill Montia
January 20, 2009
Rightmove has reported that the average asking price of a house in England and Wales has fallen by 7.3% over the past year, to £213,570.
Average asking prices in January are 1.9% down on December, with the biggest drop recorded in the West Midlands, at 6%.
The East Midlands recorded the only increase in average asking prices, which put on 0.4% this month.
In ...
Home sellers reduce expectations by 7.3%
by Gill Montia
November 19, 2008
Figures from the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) have revealed that the number of properties changing hands rose slightly in October, for the second consecutive month.
The NAEA’s survey found that the average estate agent sold seven properties in October, up from six the previous month. The slight rise is attributed to the fact that sellers are being more realistic ...
NAEA: Property sales up second consecutive month
by Kay Murchie
May 19, 2008
Housesellers in the south west of England appear to be immune to property market gloom and are marketing their homes at above pre credit crisis prices.
According to Rightmove, asking prices for properties in the south west rose 1% from April to May, pushing annual growth to 2.4%.
In its latest survey, the property website found that the average asking price in the region ...
New-to-market vendors dream up prices
by Gill Montia
