housing market
UK property prices keep edging upwards, latest index shows
Property prices in the UK continued to push upwards in February with a rise of 0.6% month on month taking the average price to £205,846. The index date from lender the Nationwide also shows that year on year house price growth has increased by 4.5% and more households in England own their property outright than […] The post UK property prices keep edging upwards, latest index shows appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Price growth in southern US now outperforming California, latest research shows
Housing markets in California are no longer the fastest growing in the United States as they are being overtaken by Florida, Texas and Tennessee, according to new real estate market research. With the latest index from real estate firm Zillow showing that home values have increased by 7.2% in the year to January 2017 and […] The post Price growth in southern US now outperforming California, latest research shows appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
New home starts in England up by 5% last year, but completions fell
The number of new homes started in England continued to rise last year and reached the highest level since 2007, the latest official data shows. Some 153,370 new homes were started in the year to December 2016, up 5% on the previous year and more than 140,500 homes were completed in the same period, according […] The post New home starts in England up by 5% last year, but completions fell appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →