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Half of the locations tracked by Knight Frank's Global House Price Index have seen double-digit property price inflation in the last year - but growth rates in some of the punchiest world markets now…

The supply of properties listed for sale has fallen to an all-time low, reports Propertymark, while buyer demand continues to climb.

Average property prices have increased by 6.9% over the last year, says Zoopla, but the pace of growth is slowing, and the supply of homes available to buy should improve after Christmas.

Inner London  is "poised" for a return to positive rental price growth, says Hamptons.

"Shortages of materials, tradespeople, contractors and architects – for those seeking to recruit – are putting significant pressures and delays to the delivery of projects," says the RIBA.

London's average property price dropped by a sharp 2.9% in September, according to the latest official statistics, taking annual growth in the capital down to +2.8% (from +6.7% in August)

A 0.6% dip in average asking prices is "an early Christmas present" for home-buyers, says Rightmove, while a jump in valuation requests from potential property vendors is "a sign of building momentum.

Property markets in most prime global cities continue to run hot, reports Knight Frank.

“We are not on the verge of the sort of dramatic double-digit bounce-back in prices,” says Tom Bill, head of UK residential research at Knight Frank.

Greenfield development land values picked up by 3.9% in Q3, says Savills, while urban sites increased by 2.2%.

The pace of country house price growth appears to be slowing - but demand continues to outpace supply by some margin.

The latest official UK House Price Index tells of 10.6% inflation in the year to August.