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Weakening affordability and lack of supply sees home sales fall in the US
After starting the year at the fastest pace in almost a decade, existing home sales in the United States fell in February but remained above year ago levels both nationally and in all major regions. Total existing home sales fell by 3.7% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.48 million in February from 5.69 […] The post Weakening affordability and lack of supply sees home sales fall in the US 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 →
Single people in UK finding it impossible to buy a home
One in four young people in the UK feel it will be impossible to buy their own home without a partner as they need the joint income to be able to afford a property, new research has found. On average, 45% of young couples living together rent a home and 44% own a home jointly […] The post Single people in UK finding it impossible to buy a home appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →