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Pandemic property boom ‘may have peaked in some parts of the world’ – Knight Frank
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…
‘Unsustainable’ housing market as supply & demand continue to diverge
The supply of properties listed for sale has fallen to an all-time low, reports Propertymark, while buyer demand continues to climb.
One in every 16 homes has changed hands this year, estimates Zoopla
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.
Larger homes are fuelling rental price inflation
Inner London is "poised" for a return to positive rental price growth, says Hamptons.
‘The near-term outlook remains strong for architects’ – but confidence is waning
"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.
National average house price increased by 11.8% in the year to September – UK HPI
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)
Seasonal slowdown opens a ‘buying window’, says property portal
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.
A third of prime global cities are seeing double-digit property price inflation
Property markets in most prime global cities continue to run hot, reports Knight Frank.
Price rises are an ‘unmistakable sign of recovery’ for prime London’s property market
“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 land values rise at the fastest rate in a decade
Greenfield development land values picked up by 3.9% in Q3, says Savills, while urban sites increased by 2.2%.
Early signs that ‘escape to the country’ momentum is peaking, says Knight Frank
The pace of country house price growth appears to be slowing - but demand continues to outpace supply by some margin.
London property prices rise at fastest rate since 2016 – UK HPI
The latest official UK House Price Index tells of 10.6% inflation in the year to August.