Property market continues to cool – RICS
The latest RICS data on residential property deals, demand, new instructions and prices all point to a continued market slowdown.
House prices fall as the property market continues to slow – RICS
'The downturn in the housing market this time could be shallower compared with past experiences,' says Simon Rubinsohn, Chief Economist at the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors.
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