17.04.2013 - UK: Spring bounce for the housing market
The housing market looks primed for a spring bounce as first-time buyers return in force and increasingly confident sellers start hiking prices. The average UK asking price has just hit £244,706, up £15,717 since the start of the year, according to new figures from Rightmove, with the biggest rises outside London. First-time buyers are streaming back into the market, with an extra 3 per cent in February alone, the best start to a year since 2008 according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders. Numbers are up 17 per cent on 12 months ago..........................................Full Article: Source
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