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Property sales and prices up across Scotland, latest official figures show
Property prices are continuing to rise in Scotland annually and month on month while sales have increased substantially towards the end of 2016, the latest index shows. Average prices were up 1.5% month on month in November 2016 and 3.3% year on year to an average of £143,033, according to the data from the Registers […] The post Property sales and prices up across Scotland, latest official figures show appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Prices and rents in two key Scottish cities set to outperform rest of UK
The two major Scottish cities of Glasgow and Edinburgh are set to see property prices and rental growth outperform rest of UK over the next five years, according to new research. Property consultancy JLL forecasts that house prices in Edinburgh are set to grow 23.4% compared to a UK average of 13.1% while Glasgow will […] The post Prices and rents in two key Scottish cities set to outperform rest of UK appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Homes are becoming less affordable in the US as prices rise and wages don’t
Houses are becoming less affordable in the United States with the latest figures showing that in the final quarter of 2016 29% were less affordable than their historic affordability averages. This was up from 24% of markets in the previous quarter and up from 13% a year ago to the highest share since the third […] The post Homes are becoming less affordable in the US as prices rise and wages don’t appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →