01.10.2008 - UK: House sellers have to drop prices by as much as 12.5% to get a sale
From Firstrung.co.uk: Across the UK, houses are selling at an average of nine percent below the asking price with sellers in some regions being forced to accept as much as 12.5 percent discount off their advertised price, says RICS research... As economic fundamentals continue to worsen, the gap between selling and asking prices is widening. In the North vendors are accepting the lowest offers - averaging 12.5 percent below the marketed price. Vendors in the North West, East Midlands, West Midlands and Wales are accepting offers averaging approximately 10 percent below but in London the figure stands at 8.5 percent..... Full Article: Source
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