| The number of agreed house sales jumped sharply this month as sellers dropped their prices to shift homes which have been lingering on the market, a study has found. Overall, house prices drifted lower in October, with a 0.1pc fall for the third month in a row, despite a slight increase in the number of new buyers registering with estate agents, property analyst Hometrack said.
Prices were flat in London and fell across the rest of England and Wales. The West Midlands saw the biggest price fall, with a 0.5pc drop, but it also recorded the second biggest increase in sales...............................................Full Article: Source
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