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Housing market ‘robust’ despite September dip in prices

The housing market will remain “robust” in the coming months despite property prices dipping slightly in September, Halifax has reported. A 0.9% monthly fall in property values last month took the typical price of a home to £202,859 – which is still 8.6% higher than a year ago. Halifax said that monthly price movements can […]

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Ireland:Lending rules impacting on house market

House building continues to show some modest signs of improvement. House guarantee registrations, which tend to reflect developer activity, remain on an upward trend, increasing by 89% in the year to July compared to a year earlier. However, this is off a very low base and they remain at very weak levels in absolute terms. […]

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UK house prices reach new high

Property website Rightmove says ‘property rich’ will gain most as sellers in priciest areas see biggest rises as first-time buyer properties fall. Asking prices for homes coming on to the market in England and Wales rose to a new record high in September, as sellers in the priciest areas tried to cash in on demand […]

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Top 5 housing markets for global investors

The U.S. has been named the hottest market for global residential property in a survey of 14 countries by real estate advisors Savills. The researchers analyzed economic and demographic trends to forecast how much prices in popular cities will rise over the next five years. 1. United States The U.S. housing market has enjoyed three […]