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New home sales slow in Australia but renovation market set to take off
New home sales in Australia are slowing down with the latest figures showing that transactions for detached houses increased in just two states. Overall there was little movement in the market, up just 0.2% in February with approvals for new homes downy by 2.2%, according to the Housing Industry Association (HIA). The figures come at […] The post New home sales slow in Australia but renovation market set to take off appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Research points to homes in the UK near farmers markets being worth more
They are loved by the chattering classes but now it seems that farmers market are the latest property price premium indicator with research showing homes near popular ones are on average 26% more expensive. The so called farmer’s market effect is most pronounced in Marylebone in London, Altrincham in Manchester and St Albans in Hertfordshire […] The post Research points to homes in the UK near farmers markets being worth more appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Property prices in Scotland up 4% year on year
Average property prices in Scotland have increased by 4% year on year and were up 2.1% month on month in January 2017, the latest official figures show. This rise takes the average price of a home to £142,233, according to the data published by the Registers of Scotland. But sales were falling towards the end […] The post Property prices in Scotland up 4% year on year appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →